Post by kaya on Mar 20, 2006 9:42:37 GMT -5
A
musical birthday tribute to
Derrick Morgan
meets
Mad Professor
& Ken Boothe
This
Sunday March 26th '06
(Ladies
Free B.4.Midnight. Men $5 B.4.Midnight)
(Everyone FREE.B.4.10pm)
Derrick Morgan
A member of the classic first wave of Jamaican ska artists, Derrick Morgan was among the genre's founding fathers, emerging alongside pioneers including the Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker. Born in March, 1940, Morgan was raised in the Kingston area, exposed to a variety of musical sources spanning from New Orleans R&B to the choral music of the nearby church where his father served as deacon.
At the age of 17, he took top honors at the annual Vere John's Opportunity talent show, delivering blistering renditions of Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" and "Jenny Jenny," and in 1959 teamed with producer Duke Reid to record his debut single "Lover Boy." Morgan's follow-up, "Fat Man," was a smash throughout Jamaica, and he later scored with recordings of "Leave Earth" and "Wigger Wee Shuffle," both cut with the legendary Clement "Coxsone" Dodd.
By 1960, Morgan was the unrivaled King of Ska -- at the peak of his popularity, he was the first and only Jamaican artist to date to hold down the top seven slots on the national pop singles chart during the same week, generating a string of smashes including "Be Still," "In My Heart," "Don't Call Me Daddy," "Moon Hop" and "Meekly Wait and Murmur Not." In 1961, he recorded his biggest hit ever, "Housewives' Choice," and a year later -- in celebration of Jamaica's emancipation -- recorded the first independence song, "Forward March."
BKNY Bar & Lounge
(Brooklyn's Newest Chillout Spot)
887 Fulton Street
Corner Vanderbilt Ave
Brooklyn, NY
(See Travel Details Below)
TRAVEL INFORMATION
By Train
C or G Trains to Clinton/Washington
25, 26,45,,52 or 69 Buses to Fulton St./Vanderbilt Ave.
By Car
BQE, Belt Parkway or Manhattan Bridge
to Flatbush Avenue.
Turn onto Fulton Street.
Travel to 887 Fulton Street Corner Vanderbilt Avenue
General Inquires
Tel: 718.930.1316
Email: info@ReggaeSundays.com
musical birthday tribute to
Derrick Morgan
meets
Mad Professor
& Ken Boothe
This
Sunday March 26th '06
(Ladies
Free B.4.Midnight. Men $5 B.4.Midnight)
(Everyone FREE.B.4.10pm)
Derrick Morgan
A member of the classic first wave of Jamaican ska artists, Derrick Morgan was among the genre's founding fathers, emerging alongside pioneers including the Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker. Born in March, 1940, Morgan was raised in the Kingston area, exposed to a variety of musical sources spanning from New Orleans R&B to the choral music of the nearby church where his father served as deacon.
At the age of 17, he took top honors at the annual Vere John's Opportunity talent show, delivering blistering renditions of Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" and "Jenny Jenny," and in 1959 teamed with producer Duke Reid to record his debut single "Lover Boy." Morgan's follow-up, "Fat Man," was a smash throughout Jamaica, and he later scored with recordings of "Leave Earth" and "Wigger Wee Shuffle," both cut with the legendary Clement "Coxsone" Dodd.
By 1960, Morgan was the unrivaled King of Ska -- at the peak of his popularity, he was the first and only Jamaican artist to date to hold down the top seven slots on the national pop singles chart during the same week, generating a string of smashes including "Be Still," "In My Heart," "Don't Call Me Daddy," "Moon Hop" and "Meekly Wait and Murmur Not." In 1961, he recorded his biggest hit ever, "Housewives' Choice," and a year later -- in celebration of Jamaica's emancipation -- recorded the first independence song, "Forward March."
BKNY Bar & Lounge
(Brooklyn's Newest Chillout Spot)
887 Fulton Street
Corner Vanderbilt Ave
Brooklyn, NY
(See Travel Details Below)
TRAVEL INFORMATION
By Train
C or G Trains to Clinton/Washington
25, 26,45,,52 or 69 Buses to Fulton St./Vanderbilt Ave.
By Car
BQE, Belt Parkway or Manhattan Bridge
to Flatbush Avenue.
Turn onto Fulton Street.
Travel to 887 Fulton Street Corner Vanderbilt Avenue
General Inquires
Tel: 718.930.1316
Email: info@ReggaeSundays.com