Janet Kay

b. Janet Kay Bogle, 17 January 1958, London, Britain. Kay went to Brondesbury SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Wembley, and afterwards used secretarial studies, abilities to which she’s returned at several junctures in her documenting career. Her initial recordings came beneath the aegis of Alton Ellis in 1977. This have been as a result of a chance ending up in associates of Aswad that summer months, who suggested her towards the reggae stalwart. The very first consequence of the cooperation, ‘Adoring You’, topped the reggae graphs. In lots of ways she was the prototype fans rock vocalist, with her spirited vocals floating over a number of the genre’s most influenced basslines. ‘That’s What Close friends Are For’ and ‘I Perform Love You’ adopted. However, her discovery was included with ‘Silly Video games’, made by Dennis Bovell for the Arawak label. It became an enormous crossover hit, achieving #2 2 in 1979. Kay offers came back intermittently to documenting, predominantly within the enthusiasts rock design, and in addition has acted extensively within the Dark Theatre Co-operative, showing up in several right acting tasks on tv. Her work hasn’t lost its recognition using the reggae viewers, despite her low profile for a lot of the 80s and 90s, and she’s the skill and personality to reach your goals on her personal terms.