Prince Lincoln Thompson
Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax (10 July 1949 in Jonestown, Kingston, Jamaica – 14 January 1999 in London, England), was a Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter with the reggae band the Royal Rasses, and a member of the Rastafari movement. He was noted for his high falsetto singing voice, very different from his spoken voice.
Career
He began his recording career as a harmony singer along with Cedric Myton of The Congos in 1967, in a band called The Tartans, who then split up in 1969. In 1971 he was taken on by Coxsone Dodd, and recorded three songs with him at Studio One called "Daughters of Zion", "True Experience" and "Live Up to Your Name". In 1974, he recorded the Humanity album with Cedric Myton, Clinton Hall and Keith Peterkin, and set up the God Sent label. He had two hit singles with "Kingston 11" and "Love the Way It Should Be".
In 2010, the song, "Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)" was covered by the American singer John Legend backed by the Philadelphia band, The Roots, and was featured on Legend's album, Wake Up!.
Prince Lincoln received a record deal in 1978, he was signed up by Mo Claridge, who at the time ran Ballistics Records, a London offshoot of...
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Jungle FeverPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Babylon Is FallingPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Blessed Are The MeekPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Nobody Here But MePrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Smiling FacesPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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People's MindsPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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SpaceshipPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Second SightPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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San SalvadorPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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They Know Not JahPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Unconventional PeoplePrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
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Mechanical DevicesPrince Lincoln Thompson · Roots Reggae
- 8 For Once In My Life
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- 12 Walk In Jah Light
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