Lee "Scratch" Perry father of reggae music, the modern day genius and doctorate of Jamaica's musical recording industry. Music director, recording sound mixer, producer, creator, innovator, singer, songwriter poet and humorist . Is there another record producer and singer songwriter who could muster up a lyrical phrase such as “ Babylon You Cookie Jar a Crumble; man I can hear you teeth a rumble." from the vinyl album Return of Pipecock Jacxson. Lee Perry was christened Rainford Hugh Perry. Rainford Perry born in Jamaica W. I. on the 20th March 1936. Much is written about Lee Perry and his music therefore, what is written here may not do justice him. | The Flavour of Lee Perry MusicThe author feels that he should have a place on this website in presenting his thoughts of the great connoisseur of the musical recording productive realms of innovative sounds that had been achieved more than four decades ago by a man called Lee Perry. A man who was evidently beyond of his time as a record producer and the creator of alternative music. Lee Perry was more famous outside of Jamaica, but like all great men they are not recognized in their own homeland. Today's reggae music are recreated music from the seventies. As yet no record producers of today or years gone by after Lee Perry, no one has ever succeeded in emulating the great man: Lee " Scratch" Perry! There are loads of versions of Studio One and other tunes. None with Perry's flavour! |
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