Sugar Minott
Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott (25 May 1956 – 10 July 2010) was a Jamaican reggae singer, producer and sound-system operator.
Biography
After working as a selector on the Sound of Silence Keystone sound system, and then his own Gathering of Youth system, he began his singing career as part of The African Brothers in 1969, along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. The group released several singles in the first half of the 1970s on labels such as Micron and their own Ital label, and were an early example of the Rastafari movement's influence on the Jamaican music scene, taking a clear lead from The Abyssinians. After recording "Mysterious Nature" for producer Rupie Edwards, the group recorded 1974's "No Cup No Broke" for Studio One, breaking up shortly after. Minott then teamed up with the producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, as studio apprentice at Dodd's Studio One, working as a singer, guitarist and percussionist, and soon began recording his own singles. Minott developed a talent for writing new songs to fit over existing rhythms (which at the time was common when singers performed live, but rare in the studio), often proving more popular than the original songs, pioneering an approach that would be central to the emerging dancehall style.
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ALBUMS
- Dancehall Showcase, Volume 2 released: 2008
- Good Thing Going released: 2007
- The Roots Lover: 1978-1983 released: 2006
- Sugar Minott At Studio One released: 2005
- Leave Out A Babylon released: 2003
- Rare Gems released: 2001
- Nice It Up: The Best of Sugar Minott released: 1998
- Jet Star Reggae Max released: 1997
- Collector's Collection released: 1996
- Sugar & Spice released: 1990
- Good Thing Going released: 1988
- African Soldier released: 1988
- Jamming in the Street released: 1986
- Time Longer Than Rope released: 1986
- Rydim released: 1985
- Herbman Hustling released: 1984
- Buy Off the Bar released: 1984
- Sufferer's Choice released: 1983
- More Sugar Minott released: 1982
- Sweeter Than Sugar released: 1981
- African Girl released: 1981
- Roots Lovers released: 1980
- Black Roots released: 1980
- Give the People released: 1979
- Ghetto-Ology released: 1979
- Bitter Sweet released: 1979
- Showcase released: 1977
- Live Loving released: 1977
- King Son released:
- Ghetto-ology + Dub released:
Rare Gems
Released 2001- King of Kings
- Mr. Fisherman
- What a Feeling
- The More We Are Together
- Half a Love
- My Whole World
- Give My Love to You
- Conscious Lover
- Watch Your Back
- Send Come Call Me
- Not for Sale
- Something Wrong
- Boss Boss
- It Was Good, It Was Bad
- Gambling
- Tears You Cry
- Can't Take No Fight
- Do It Sweet
- All Things Bright
- Mind Blowing Decisions
- So Much Trouble
- Chant
Jet Star Reggae Max
Released 1997- African Girl
- Show Me That You Love Me
- Herbman Hustling
- Loving Jah
- Good Thing Going
- Buy Out the Bar
- Hard Time Pressure
- Get It All Over
- Run Things
- Sing a Happy Song
- Sandy
- This Is Lovers Rock
- Rub a Dub
- Penny for My Song
- Babylon
- Vanity
- Thanks & Praise
- The Girl Is in Love
- Lets Get Back
- Just Can't Keep It a Secret
Ghetto-ology + Dub
- Man Hungry
- The People Got to Know
- Walking Through the Ghetto
- Dreader Than Dread
- So Many Things
- Never Gonna Give Jah Up
- Ghetto-ology
- Africa is the Black Man's Home
- Strange Things
- Free Jah Jah Children
- Hungry Dub
- The People Got to Dub
- Walking Dub
- Dreader Dub
- So Many Things Dub
- Never Gonna Give Dub Up
- Ghetoo-ology Dub
- Africa Dub
- Strange Dub
- Free Jah Jah Dub
Born: 1956-05-25
Died: 2010-07-10
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