Denzil Dennis
Encyclopedia
Denzil Dennis aka Alan Martin, is a reggae
singer from Jamaica
who came to the UK in 1963.
. He recorded as a duo with Frank Cosmo in Jamaica in the early 1960s before moving to the UK where he began recording in 1963, under his own name and also under the alias Alan Martin, working with producers such as Laurel Aitken
and Dandy Livingstone
(as a member of the Brother Dan All Stars). He also recorded in duos with Pat Rhoden and Milton Hamilton (the latter as The Classics).
He had recordings released on the Pama Supreme, Supreme
, Trojan
and Blue Beat
labels. An anthology of his early recordings was issued in 2003 by Sanctuary Records
.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
singer from Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
who came to the UK in 1963.
Biography
Dennis was born in Manchester, Jamaica in 1945, and is the cousin of producer Lloyd DaleyLloyd Daley
Lloyd Daley also known as Matador is a Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer.-Career:...
. He recorded as a duo with Frank Cosmo in Jamaica in the early 1960s before moving to the UK where he began recording in 1963, under his own name and also under the alias Alan Martin, working with producers such as Laurel Aitken
Laurel Aitken
Lorenzo Aitken , better known as Laurel Aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of ska".-Career:...
and Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer, best known for his 1972 hit, "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", and for his song, "Rudy, A Message to You", which was later a hit for The Specials...
(as a member of the Brother Dan All Stars). He also recorded in duos with Pat Rhoden and Milton Hamilton (the latter as The Classics).
He had recordings released on the Pama Supreme, Supreme
Supreme Records (Pama subsidiary)
Supreme was a subsidiary of the Pama records label. There were a number of reggae releases in the very late 60's and very early 70's. The label also released some soul and funk recordings. The label would also release early recordings by John Holt and Bob Marley.-Selected releases:* Mr...
, Trojan
Trojan Records
Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica...
and Blue Beat
Blue Beat
Blue Beat Records was a record label that released Jamaican rhythm and blues and ska music in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. It led to the creation of the term bluebeat as a generic term to describe all styles of early Jamaican music from R&B to Ska, Rocksteady and early Reggae, including music...
labels. An anthology of his early recordings was issued in 2003 by Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
.
External links
- http://www.answers.com/topic/me-nah-worry-the-anthology