Devon Russell
Devon Russell | |
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| Birth name | Devon Barrant Russell |
| Died | 18 June 1997 |
| Genres | Rocksteady, reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, record producer |
| Years active | Mid-1960s–1997 |
Devon Russell (died 18 June 1997) was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer who recorded between the 1960s and the 1990s, both as a solo artist and as a member of The Tartans and Cultural Roots.
Biography
Russell's career began in the 1960s with the Tartans, a group which also included
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label, and his debut solo album, Roots Music, was produced by Dodd and released on Sweet Music Records in 1982.[1] In 1983 he was asked to join The Congos for a European tour, and he eventually relocated to the United Kingdom.[3] He moved on to work with Roy Cousins on his second album, Prison Life. In the early 1990s he worked with Zion Train and Skaville Train.[3] In 1996 his fourth album, Darker Than Blue, was a tribute to Curtis Mayfield wholly comprising Mayfield cover versions.[1]
His productions include Big Youth's 1978 album Isaiah First Prophet of the Old.[1]
Russell died from a brain tumour on 18 June 1997[1] a year after the release of Darker Than Blue.
Discography
- Roots Music (1982) Studio One
- Prison Life Tamoki Wambesi
- This Cloak and Dagger (1988) World Enterprise
- Rougher Yet (1989) Greensleeves (with The Cultural Roots)
- Money Sex & Violence (1991) Runn (Devon Russell & the Cultural Roots)
- Devon Russell Sings Roots Classics (1993) Universal Egg (with Zion Train)
- Bible and the Gun (1996) Fire House
- Darker Than Blue (1996) House of Reggae
- 3 The Hard Way Roots (1996) Uptempo (with Willi Williams and Nitty Gritty)
- Showcase (2003) Reggae Retro (with Skaville Train)
- Home Bound Train P-Vine
References
- ^ a b c d e Hamilton, Andrew "Devon Russell Biography", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ISBN 978-0-87930-655-7, p.418
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.259-260
External links
- Devon Russell at Roots Archives
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