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b. Noel Williams, c.1945, Kingston, Jamaica, Western world Indies. Ruler Sporty was among the initial DJs to record with Coxsone Dodd at Studio room One, where he chanted over Delroy Wilson’s ‘Experience Great All Over’ and ‘I’m NOT REALLY A Ruler’, the second option of which liked a massive revival …

Harry Johnson, or Harry J while he’s better recognized to fans all over the world, was a prolific maker of top-notch reggae, and continues to perform among Jamaica’s most legendary studios. Created in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1945, after departing school Johnson worked well as an insurance salesman. Fascination with music, …

Stranger Cole was created Wilburn Theodore Cole in 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica, receiving the nickname “Stranger” because he resembled nobody else in his family members. Cole started his recording profession with maker Duke Reid, rating a hit along with his 1962 debut, “Tough & Hard,” a full-tilt ska quantity with …