Johnny Moore (trumpeter)
Johnny Moore | |
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| Birth name | John Arlington Moore |
| Also known as | Dizzy |
| Born | 5 October 1938 |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 16 August 2008 (aged 69) |
| Genres | Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
John Arlington "Dizzy" Moore OD was a Jamaican trumpet player and founding member of pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae act The Skatalites.
Biography
A friend of his attended the
Rastafarian camp led by Count Ossie at Wareika Hill, and worked as a session musician in the early 1960s, and played in studio band The Cavaliers.[2] Moore and other Cavaliers members Jackie Mittoo, Lloyd Brevett, and Lloyd Knibb then joined with Tommy McCook in the new band The Skatalites in 1964.[1] When the Skatalites split into two bands in 1965, Moore joined the Soul Vendors, led by Roland Alphonso
. The Skatalites reformed in 1983, with many of the original members, including Moore.
In October 2007, Moore was awarded the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) for pioneering work in popularising Jamaican music.[3]
Moore died of
Discography
Solo
- Something Special, High Times
- Riot
with Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Wail'n Soul'm Singles Selecta
with Lee Perry
- Chicken Scratch
References
- ^ a b c d e "Johnny Moore" (obit.), The Times, 30 August 2008
- ^ ISBN 1-84353-329-4
- ^ "Artistes presented with national awards Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 16 October 2007
- ^ Staff report (20 August 2008). Johnny Moore, 70, Ska Trumpeter, Is Dead. Associated Press
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