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U-Roy is tagged as: reggae, dub, jamaica, roots reggae, dancehall

U-Roy (born Ewart Beckford September 21, 1942) is a Jamaican musician also known as The Originator and Hugh Roy. He was born in Jones Town, Jamaica.
U-Roy’s musical career began in 1961 when he began DJing at various sound systems, eventually working with King Tubby. Tubby was then experimenting with his equipment, in the process of inventing dub music. With U-Roy as his most prominent DJ, King Tubby’s new sound became extraordinarily popular and U-Roy became a Jamaican celebrity. He recorded Dynamic Fashion Way, his first recording, in 1969 for Keith Hudson and then worked with almost every producer of the island: Lee Perry, Peter Tosh, Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, Alvin Ranglin and Lloyd Daley.
In 1970, Jamaican singer John Holt became enamoured of U-Roy’s technique. Working with Duke Reid, U-Roy’s fame grew through a series of singles, including Wake the Town and “Wear You to the Ball”.
U-Roy’s success continued throughout the 1970s, most famously with the album Dread in a Babylon with its iconic picture of him disappearing in a cloud of cannabis smoke while holding an enormous pipe, and a song called Chalice in the Palace, fantasising about smoking with Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace. He had...
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Top 10 U-Roy Songs
Natty Rebel
Wear You To The Ball
Runaway Girl
Chalice In The Palace
Trench Town Rock
Natty Don't Fear
Rule The Nation
Wake The Town
African Message
The Great Psalms
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Top 10 U-Roy Albums
Dread In A Babylon
Version Of Wisdom
Original DJ
Jah Son Of Africa
Version Galore
Rasta Ambassador
Natty Rebel
Trenchtown Rock
Babylon Burning: The Mighty Songs of U-Roy
Serious Matter
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