Carl Malcolm
Carl Malcolm | |
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| Born | 18 July 1946 Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica |
| Genres | Ska, rocksteady, reggae |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Carl Malcolm (born 18 July 1946) is a Jamaican reggae singer and percussionist.
Biography
Malcolm initially learned the keyboard, picking up skills on the instrument at his local
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label, before spending time in the United States.[1] On his return to Jamaica he was employed by Rupie Edwards as the branch manager of the Success Records shop at Half Way Tree. He also began recording again, including the 1973 single "No Jestering" ( later versioned by Augustus Pablo), and the follow-up "Miss Wire Waist", which topped the UK reggae chart when it was issued there in 1975, and was backed by The Skin, Flesh and Bones band, who later became The Revolutionaries.[1]
Malcolm had his greatest success in September 1975 with "Fattie Bum-Bum". This was picked up for release by independent label UK Records after Dave Cash started to play it on his Capital Radio programme, and it quickly got to number 2 on the station's 'Hitline' listeners' chart. It eventually reached number 8 on the
UK Singles Chart.[2][3] It remained in the chart for eight weeks.[3] The track was written by Malcolm and produced by Clive Chin, son of Randy Chin. It had been copied in a cover version by UK group The Diversions ( a band featuring Lene Lovich ) on Gull (record label) , which also charted (reaching #34), diverting some sales away from Malcolm's version.[1] Although this was Malcolm's only mainstream chart success, his vocal and dub discomix records made a significant impact on the reggae charts in 1977 with his releases "Repatriation" and "Take a Tip From Me", both recorded with Ranking Trevor for King Sounds' Grove Music conscious roots reggae record label, securing his reputation with the sound system followers of the time.[1]
More recently Malcolm was the drummer on The Melodians 1992 album, Swing & Dine;[4] on Pat Kelly's 1995 album, Butterflies;[5] and on Glen Brown's 1995 album, The Way to Mt. Zion.[6]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 179
- ^ "Carl Malcolm". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Allmusic.com – album credits 1
- ^ Allmusic.com – album credits 2
- ^ Allmusic.com – album credits 3
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