Uziah Thompson

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Uzziah "Sticky" Thompson
Also known asCool Sticky
Born(1936-08-01)1 August 1936
Mannings Mountain,
Deejay
, musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Percussion, drums
Years activeLate 1950s–2014

Uzziah "Sticky" Thompson (1 August 1936 – 25 August 2014) was a

deejay
active from the late 1950s. He worked with some of the best known performers of Jamaican music and played on hundreds of albums.

Biography

Thompson was born the third of five children in rural Mannings Mountain, Jamaica on 1 August 1936.[1] Due to his family's poverty he was unable to complete his education and moved to Kingston at the age of 15 in search of work.[1]

Thompson found employment with

Joe Gibbs in the late 1960s, on tracks such as "Train to Soulsville".[1]

Thompson rose to prominence as an instrumentalist in the early 1970s, beginning with a session by

The Wailers for Perry in 1970,[1] soon becoming one of Jamaica's top percussionists.[2] He became a regular session musician in several studios, including playing as a member of Gibbs' house band The Revolutionaries,[3] recording prolifically throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and appearing on recordings by artists including Big Youth, Dennis Brown, The Congos, Culture (including Two Sevens Clash), Peter Tosh, Burning Spear (Dry and Heavy), Yabby You (Beware Dub), The Wailing Souls and Serge Gainsbourg.[2][4][5] He performed as part of the live bands of several artists including Jimmy Cliff (playing on the 1976 album In Concert and playing in his Oneness band).[2][6] In the 1980s, Thompson was a regular member of Black Uhuru, playing on their early 1980s albums Sinsemilla, Red, Chill Out, and Dub Factor.[2]

Thompson continued to play regularly on studio sessions for artists such as

Grammy-winning Mind Control),[9] Sinéad O'Connor,[10] Bruno Blum and Michael Franti.[11]

Thompson remained active in the Jamaican music industry. In the 2000s he moved into production, with his sons Kevin and Alrick

Miami, Florida home after suffering a heart attack. Leaving his wife Sharon of 40 years, daughters Andria, Chairmane, Anna-Kay (Annie) and his sons Kevin and Alrick "Sticky2" Thompson; Alrick himself died on February 6, 2016.[12]

Collaborations

With Dennis Brown

  • Visions of Dennis Brown (Joe Gibbs Music, 1978)
  • Words of Wisdom (Joe Gibbs Music, 1979)
  • Spellbound (Joe Gibbs Music, 1980)
  • Foul Play (A&M Records, 1981)
  • Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Joe Gibbs Music, 1982)

With Jimmy Cliff

  • Brave Warrior (EMI, 1975)
  • Follow My Mind (Reprise Records, 1975)
  • Give Thankx (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
  • Give the People What They Want (MCA Records, 1981)
  • Special (Columbia Records, 1982)
  • The Power and the Glory (CBS Records, 1983)

With Joe Cocker

With Carlene Davis

  • At the Right Time (Carib Gems, 1980)
  • Paradise (Orange Records, 1984)

With Gwen Guthrie

  • Gwen Guthrie (Island Records, 1982)

With Grace Jones

With

Stephen Marley

With Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

With John Martyn

With Willie Nelson

With Sinéad O'Connor

With Barry Reynolds

  • I Scare Myself (Island Records, 1982)

With Peter Tosh

With Betty Wright

  • Wright Back At You (Epic Records, 1983)

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-86241-854-2
    , pp. 54, 113.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-313-33158-8
    , pp. 294–95.
  3. ISBN 0-8021-3828-4
    , p. 358.
  4. Jamaica Gleaner
    , 29 September 2009; retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-1-60473-240-5
    , p. 193.
  6. ISBN 0-87930-655-6
    , p. 78.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Glenn (1987) "Platter du Jour: Grace Jones – Inside Story", SPIN, January 1987; retrieved 21 March 2010.
  8. ^ Campbell, Howard (2014) "Life after 'Sticky': Remembering percussionist 'Sticky' Thompson", Jamaica Observer, 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014
  9. ^ "Tuff Gong celebrates Ziggy, Stephen Grammy wins", Jamaica Observer, 13 March 2010; retrieved 21 March 2010.
  10. Jamaica Gleaner
    , 10 August 2005, retrieved 21 March 2010.
  11. Jamaica Gleaner
    , 22 November 2009; retrieved 21 March 2010.
  12. ^ Campbell, Howard (2014) ""Uzziah 'Sticky' Thompson dies" Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Observer, 27 August 2014; retrieved 28 August 2014.

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