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OVER THE YEARS, THE MANY HITS OF LLOYD CAMPBELL!
By Kevin JacKson—- Music producer Lloyd Campbell—- Veteran music producer Lloyd Campbell, who died on Tuesday at age 68, scored a number of hit songs in a prolific career. Some of his early hits like Dread Out Deh by Joy White and The Itals’ In A Dis Yah Time, were released under his Spiderman and Joe Frasier labels. Although he charted in Jamaica, Campbell’s biggest successes were in New York and South Florida. In Jamaica, he had hits with ARP, … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS IS RIDING TWO OF BILLBOARD’S CHARTS!
George Nooks— As a member of producer Joe Gibbs’ formidable camp in the late 1970’s, George Nooks had hit songs like Tribal War and Left With A Broken Heart. As deejay Prince Mohamed, he had a massive hit for Gibbs with Fortyleg Dread. Last week, Nooks entered the Billboard Reggae and Gospel charts at number 4 and 22, respectively, with the album Ride Out Your Storm. It is Nooks’ second collection of inspirational songs. Standing By, his first, was released in 2001 and signaled a remarkable comeback for the Dennis Brown protege. “It’s a great feeling, it means a lot to be on Billboard, especially the Gospel chart with all those big artistes. It shows that things are happening,” said Nooks. Ride Out Your Storm was released in February by Tads International Record. Its lead single … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS’ “RIDE OUT YOUR STORM” MOVES TO NO.4 ON BILLBOARD CHART!
By Curtis Campbell— George Nooks—- Iconic reggae artist George Nooks had some success on the reggae Billboard Chart this week, with his album Ride Out Your Storm making its debut at number four. Nooks’ debut is somewhat impressive, considering he faced competition from the likes of Ziggy Marley, Joss Stone and Vybz Kartel. Freddie McGregor, on the other hand, fell from the top 10 after debuting at number 10 with his new album, True To My Roots. McGregor had told … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS RIDES THE STORM ONTO THE BILLBOARD CHART!
George Nooks—- Reggae crooner George Nooks has made a big leap with his latest album, ‘Ride Out Your Storm’. The 15-track album comprises tracks such as Here I Am, Nobody Greater, My Sweet Lord, I Am Depending On You, and the remix of Not One Broken Vessel. It has made its way to number 11 on the Billboard Reggae Album chart. Commenting on the Tad’s Records co-produced album, Nooks could not be happier. “I am not surprised, though, as the tracks are inspirational and the songs offer comfort. There is a lot of turmoil going on in the world now and I think this album is timely,” he said. This is not Nooks’ first appearance on the Billboard Chart. In 1982, under the moniker Prince Mohamed, he entered the charts with a cover of Charlie Pride’s … Read entire article »
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VYBZ KARTEL’S “KING OF THE DANCEHALL” ENTERS BILLBOARD CHART!
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Vybz Kartel— King Of The Dancehall, the latest album from imprisoned deejay Vybz Kartel, debuts at number two this week on the Billboard Reggae Album chart. The Adidjahiem Records/TJ Records product is distributed by Zojak Worldwide. With first-week sales of 1,867 copies (according to sales tracker Nielsen Music), King Of The Dancehall has the biggest first-week sales for a dancehall artiste since Beenie Man’s Undisputed in 2006. Produced by longtime Kartel collaborator Linton ‘TJ’ White, the 14-track set contains the hit songs Fever and Western Union. This is Kartel’s sixth title to chart on Billboard. His previous albums were 2015’s Viking (Vybz Is King) which reached number three; 2011’s Kingston Story which stalled at number seven; 2014’s Reggae Love Songs & Other Things which reached number seven; 2013’s Vybz Kartel Roots & Culture: … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS TAKES IT TO CHURCH ON NEW ALBUM “RIDE OUT YOUR STORM!”
George Nooks— It has been 15 years since George Nooks released God Is Standing By , the cover of Al Green’s gospel hit that dramatically revived his career. The chart-topping song was followed by the album Standing By, a collection of inspirational songs. Yesterday, Ride Out Your Storm, his second gospel album, was released by Tads International Record. Driven by the title song, the album has 15 songs, 13 of them covers. One of those is Nooks’ take … Read entire article »
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VETERAN SINGER/SONGWRITER LITTLE ROY, GETS READY FOR SUMMER TOUR!
Little Roy and Hill Town Syndicate performing at the Bob Marley Memorial Festival in Skarblacka, Sweden, in April.— Summer has been a busy period for reggae artists for 40 years. Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear and Peter Tosh were some of the music’s pioneer road warriors. Today, the Jamaica Observer continues its series looking at artists, booking agents and shows active during this period. When George Nooks hit big with Tribal War in 1978, not many mainstream listeners knew the song was originally done by Little Roy. It was a similar story 11 years later when Freddie McGregor topped charts with Prophecy. Based in the United Kingdom for many years, Little Roy has always relished his underground status. Songs like Tribal War, Prophecy and Jah Can Count On Me have won him thousands … Read entire article »
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“TO MOM WITH LOVE” RETURNS TO KINGSTON MAY 8!
The Main Ingredient: (from left) Donald Black, Cuba Gooding Sr and Gregory Henderson.– AFTER a one-year absence from the Jamaican concert calendar, Mother’s Day show — To Mom With Love — returns on Sunday, May 8. According to promoter Marvin ‘Horseman’ Pitterson, patrons are in for a wonderful evening of music. “We’ve booked American R&B groups Main Ingredient and The Three Degrees as headliners,” he told the Sunday Observer on Friday. “We chose them because we wanted two groups that never performed in Jamaica before. They also have a whole heap of hit songs that will keep patrons entertained.” The Main Ingredient is best known for their 1972 hit Everybody Plays the Fool. Their other well known songs comprise Just Don’t Wanna Be Lonely, I’m So Proud and Summer Breeze.The all-female trio, The Three Degrees’ … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS CONTINUES TO RIDE OUT THE STORM!
George Nooks— Fifteen years after his remarkable comeback with God Is Standing By, singer George Nooks’ Ride Out your Storm recently topped the influential South Florida Top 25 Reggae Chart. It is a cover of veteran American gospel singer Betty Jean Robinson’s 2012 song. “ Ride Out Your Storm is very inspirational and the response is very tremendous. It connects with everybody, for all of us in some way are going through challenges of one kind are another,” … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS RIDES TO THE TOP OF THE NEW YORK & SOUTH FLORIDA CHARTS!
George Nooks— VETERAN singer George Nooks is number one on the Foundation Radio Network New York Top 30 and South Florida Reggae Top 30 charts with his inspirational song Ride Out Your Storm. Produced by Nooks’s Total Records, the song is from his new album of the same name. “We are looking at releasing the album in the second quarter of this year. It will be distributed by Tads Records,” Nooks told Splash. Carl Morrison and Tad Dawkins Sr also produced songs for the set. Nooks had a good run in the 1970s, beginning with Judgment Day which was produced by guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith. He also scored hits with Tribal War (as George Nooks), as well as Forty Leg Dread and Bubble We a Bubble as deejay Prince Mohammed.In the 1990s, Nooks peaked at … Read entire article »
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