Who else than edward osullivan lee better known as bunny striker lee, the jamaican producer who played an important part in making that history for over forty years, can tell the. This little book reads like it was directly dictated by bunny lee, one of the greats of. Reggae going international 19671976 lp 12 album, 33 rpm. Bunny lee grew up in the greenwich farm area of kingston, where his father was a shoemaker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book reggae going international 196776, the bunny striker lee story, and the documentary, i am the gorgon, bunny striker lee and. They have been dubbed as the reggae bible, internationally, going deep into the roots of reggae and telling the stories of many unsung jamaican. As jamaican dub and roots reggae makes a heavy resurgence and mark on the music scene, bunny striker lee, pioneer of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall, and record producer in his own right, is promoting his book and documentary. Lets face it when bunny lee is gone that is about it, all this could have been.
Lee, bunny striker reggae going international 19671976 music. Various bunny striker lee reggae going international 1967. Hawks and floyd must have worked tirelessly to produce this bible. Hello good trojans, any chance someone has got hold of reggae gone intl book yet. Lee was a pioneer of the united kingdom reggae market, licensing his productions to the. Published by jamaican recordings and written by noel hawks and jah floyd this is an excellent book outlining the life and considerable influence of. As the press release states, bunny lee is the hitmaker from jamaica and. They explain the journey of reggae from the beginning to the present time. Bunny lee was a major jamaican reggae producer in the 1970s and recorded many songs backed by his studio band the aggrovators with carlton santa davis and carlton barrett on drums, robbie shakespeare, aston family man barrett and lloyd parks on bass, earl chinna smith on lead guitar, tony chin and winston bo beep bowen on rhythm guitar, ansel collins on piano, bernard touter harvey. Bunny striker lee reggae going international 196776. Bunny striker lee reggae going international 1967 to 1976.
They are one of my goto labels, a mark of quality that you know will never let you. Lee began his career working as a record plugger for duke reid s treasure isle label in 1962, later performing the same duties for leslie kong. Edward osullivan lee od born 23 august 1941, better known by the name bunny striker. Lets face it when bunny lee is gone that is about it, all this could have been lost. Reggae going international 19671976 the bunny striker lee story is a musthave book for anyone interested in the history of reggae. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of top flight reggae producer and icon bunny striker lees involvement in the reggae business and producing one of its. Reggae going international 19671976 the bunny striker lee story is a musthave book for anyone interested in the history of reggae music. The bunny striker lee story hardcover 12 july 2012 by noel hawks author. Reggae going international 19671976 the bunny striker lee story is a must have book for anyone interested in the history of reggae. Bunny striker lee releases historical documents in book. Reggae going international 1967 to 1976 noel hawks on. He then moved on to work with ken lack, initially in an administrative role, before taking on engineering duties. Bunny lee tells reggaes journey in book, documentary. It was to be the mid1970s though that would see bunny lee establish himself as reggae producer of international.
He started producing records in 1967 and struck his deal with island records in 1968. In 2008 the jamaican government conferred the order of distinction on bunny striker lee for more than forty years of dedicated service to the music industry. Reggae going international 19671976 is bunny striker lee s own, unembellished story, told to and inscribed by noel hawks and jah floyd over the course of five years. Lee, bunny striker reggae going international 19671976. To get bunny lees memories written down and put into such an easy to read product is a work of art. Reggae going international 19671976 the bunny striker lee story. It must have been an immense task as well as a challenge for the two authors to put bunny lees memories in the right place and context, but theyve fully succeeded to do so and the final result is truly an amazing piece of work. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Omnipresent on the jamaican music scene for over four decades, bunny striker lee is one of the most important figures in the industry.
491 998 578 284 454 1133 118 838 800 1415 778 860 1077 1010 1268 936 1270 826 1080 134 758 793 1308 1048 1485 1094 614 423 601 611 732 369 1054 1000 930