So sang Joe Strummer on the Clash's "White Man In Hammersmith Palais" way back in 1978. Both Joe and Delroy have long since left this world behind, Delroy in 1995 of alcohol-related cirrhosis at the depressingly early age of 46, having struggled through ten or more years of drink-fuelled performances at occasional revival shows. Between aboout 1967 and 1976 he was a massive star though, although e
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I can't think of a better reggae singer than Delroy Wilson. Check out his song "I'm Glad" from a 1972 or 1973 session. (Baudolino's recent Delroy Wilson post features other songs from this session.)"I'm Glad" is actually a variant of the song "At Last (I Found a Love)" that Marvin Gaye co-wrote and recorded for his 1968 In the Groove album. When Tamla released this album, it hadn't noticed ...
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Three months ago I posted William Bell's original recording. The story behind this track is fairly well-known. Formr child star Delroy Wilson's career had been on something of a decline since he had left Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. He had become something of a nomad (perhaps already enjoying too much the drink that eventually killed him at the age of 47), recording for Joe Gibbs, Dynamic, Bunny ...
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Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's "We're All in This Thing Together" was by no means the best known song they wrote for the O'Jays in the Seventies; to this day it remains a lesser known Philly track, not to my knowledge released as a single.However, in Jamaica, where the soul sounds of Philadelphia were much loved by the "Uptown" crowd, the tune came to the ears of Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, who in ...
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Here is Delroy Wilson, produced by Lloyd Charmers in 1976, off of his best selling LP "Sarge" with a Bob Marley cover that was a huge hit on the reggae scene way back then
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drifting through the air is the smell of charcoal mixed with beefburgers. in the distance, laughter is sporadicaly projecting across the treetops, airwaves are transmitting contented, relaxing beats. Time to open a beer...so get ready I am going to gatecrash a barbecue cos the smell is making me hungry!Oh this was originally recorded by the Temptations
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I am about to set off for a weeks residential with fifty 11 year old children. The thought of it is quite over whelming and daunting, however I feel it is time I started to get organised. This track was an original by the great Smokey Robinson, he wrote it for the Temptations, I believe.
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--- - |- Delroy Wilson (5 October 1948 - 6 March 1995) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer . His musical career was highlighted by tours to United Kingdom, election campaign songs, and awards. In 1994, Wilson's enduring legacy to Jamaican music was recognized by a special plaque awarded him by the Jamaican government, and presented [...] ~~- Delroy Wilson
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