Delroy Washington
Delroy Washington | |
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Born | Westmoreland, Jamaica | 5 November 1952
Origin | London, England |
Died | 27 March 2020 London, England | (aged 67)
Genres | Reggae |
Years active | Late 1960s–mid-1980s |
Labels | Virgin |
Delroy Washington (5 November 1952 – 27 March 2020) was a Jamaican-British reggae singer best known for his releases for Virgin Records in the late 1970s.
Biography
Born in
In 1973 he released an independently produced single "Lonely Street" on the
He also provided backing vocals on the debut album from
After leaving Virgin he released a handful of singles on different labels up to the early 1980s. He appeared on the 1984 Jah Shaka album Message From Africa, singing the opening track "Help One Another".
Both of his Virgin albums were reissued in the early 2000s.[4]
Washington founded the Federation of Reggae Music, which worked with
Washington was diabetic, but he followed a healthful lifestyle to manage the disease: He was a pescetarian and practiced karate.
Washington died in London on 27 March 2020 from COVID-19.[6][7]
Discography
Albums
- I Sus (1976), Virgin
- Rasta (1977), Virgin
Singles
- "Jah Man a Come" (1973), Lord Koos
- "Lonely Street" (1973), Count Shelly
- "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (1973), Sir Christopher
- "Freedom Fighters" (1976), Axum
- "Give All the Praise to Jah" (1977), Virgin - 12-inch
- "Memories" (1978), Burning Sounds - Delroy Washington & Jah Son
- "It's Like Magic" (1980), Burning Vibrations - 12-inch
- "Magic" (1980), Direction Discs/Ballistic - Delroy Washington Band
- "Cool Rasta" (1980), Ballistic
- "For Your Love" (1981), Ankh/Pinnacle
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 315
- ^ ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 315-6
- ISBN 978-1847727060
- Allmusic, retrieved 22 September 2012
- ^ Bewley, Hannah (2012) "Bob Marley's mark on Neasden honoured with a plaque", Harrow Observer, 20 September 2012, retrieved 22 September 2012
- ^ Peru, Yasmine (31 March 2020). "Reggae music pioneer dies from coronavirus". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ British reggae pioneer Delroy Washington dies Published by Voice Online on March 27, 2020, and retrieved on the same day
External links
- Delroy Washington discography at Discogs