Glen Brown

For those of a similar name, see Glenn Brown (disambiguation).
Glen Brown
Birth name Glenmore Lloyd Brown
Born c.1944
Kingston, Jamaica
Origin Jamaica
Genres Reggae
Years active 1960s–present
Labels Pantomime, South East Music
Associated acts Lloyd and Glen, The Godsons

Glenmore Lloyd "Glen" Brown (born c.1944)[1][2] also known as "God Son"[3] and "The Rhythm Master",[4] is a Jamaican singer, musician, and record producer, working primarily in the genres of reggae and dub. He currently resides in New York.

Biography

Born in Kingston, Brown began his musical career in the 1960s as vocalist with Sonny Bradshaw's jazz group, subsequently recording duets with Hopeton Lewis, Lloyd Robinson and Dave Barker for producers such as Duke Reid and Coxsone Dodd.[2][3] In the early 1970s, he began working as a producer, initially for the Shalimar label,[3] and recorded Augustus Pablo-influenced melodica tracks,[5] such as 1972's "Merry Up".[6] He also recorded for Prince Buster, Leslie Kong, and Derrick Harriott. He formed two record labels; Pantomime (or Pantomine), and South East Music, and produced tracks by U Roy, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth, I-Roy, Prince Jazzbo, Johnny Clarke, Lloyd Parks, and Little Roy. Due to low funds, his early releases were pressed in limited runs,[3] but have since become more widely available on various compilations, such as The Way To Mount Zion (featuring material from the 1969-1976 period), and Termination Dub (featuring material recorded with King Tubby between 1973 and 1979). Although he had fewer hits in the latter half of the 1970s, he maintained his profile with hits from the likes of Wayne Jarrett and Sylford Walker.[2]

In 2000, Small Axe and Terminal Head remixed Brown's work for a single release that included remixes of fellow reggae artist, Yabby You.. In 2002, Glen Brown's single produced by Ras Kush, "We Dem A Watch," was the first release on New York's Black Redemption label.[7]

In July 2013 Brown was reported to be in a New York nursing home, suffering from renal failure, diabetes, loss of vision, dementia, and a heart condition.[1] Like many Jamaican musicians, he has not benefitted greatly from sales of his recordings, limiting the treatment that he can receive.[1]

Partial album discography

As musician

As producer

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013) "Tough Times for Glen Brown", Jamaica Observer, 15 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014
  2. 1 2 3 Larkin, Colin, The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Barrow, Steve and Dalton, Peter: Reggae: The Rough Guide, 1997, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-247-0.
  4. ↑ Glen Brown - Musique | Ados.fr
  5. ↑ Glen Brown MP3 Downloads - Glen Brown Music Downloads - Glen Brown Music Videos - Glen Brown Pictures - MP3.com
  6. ↑ O'Brien Chang, Kevin & Chen, Wayne (1998) Reggae Routes, Temple University Press, ISBN 978-1566396295, p. 49
  7. ↑ Dub Flash Information Portal - Record review 93 - Glen Brown We Dem A Watch

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