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Josey Wales is tagged as: reggae, dancehall, dub, roots, rub-a-dub

Josey Wales was one of dancehall’s founding fathers, building on the innovative DJ chatting of his mentor U-Roy and creating a highly influential style of his own. Along with Brigadier Jerry and his sound-system partner Charlie Chaplin, Wales was widely regarded as one of the best DJs in Jamaica when dancehall took over the reggae scene in the early ’80s. His gruff, gravelly voice and half-spoken, half-sung delivery were instantly recognizable, and were copied by many an up-and-coming DJ. Unlike his contemporary Yellowman — perhaps the only DJ of the era who was more popular — Wales pointedly refused to resort to slackness, keeping his lyrics purely conscious and Rastafarian. That meant he grew increasingly unfashionable over the course of the ’80s, but he nonetheless continued to perform regularly, and remained a highly respected pioneer.
Josey Wales was born Joseph Winston Sterling in West Kingston, Jamaica, and took his stage name from the Clint Eastwood Western #The Outlaw Josey Wales; naturally, “The Outlaw” became a standard nickname for him, along with “The Colonel.” Wales first performed professionally as a DJ with the Roots Unlimited Sound System in 1977, and made his name as part of U-Roy’s King SturGav Hi-F...
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Top 10 Josey Wales Songs
It A Fi Burn
Beg You Come Home
Music Diseases
No Bother Tax Me
Asking For Love
Let Go Mi Hand
Eden A Try
Love I Want
Mi Have Fi Get You
Drug Abusing
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Top 10 Josey Wales Albums
No Way Better That Yard
The Outlaw
The Outlaw / No Way No Better Than Yard
Outlaw
Cowboy Style
Rulin'
No Way No Better Than Yard
Outlaw/No Way Better Than Yard
Lovers Rock
Cowbow Style
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