Winston Jarrett
Winston Jarrett (born 14 September 1940) is a Jamaican conscious foundation roots reggae singer who was part of Alton Ellis's group The Flames in the 1960s before recording with The Righteous Flames and as a solo artist.
Biography
Born in 1940 in Lime Tree Gardens, Saint Ann Parish, Jarrett grew up in the Jones Town area of Kingston after moving there with his mother at the age of five. There, he was taught to play guitar by Jimmy Cliff and Alton Ellis. Jarrett's introduction to the music industry was as a member of Alton Ellis's backing band The Flames in the early 1960s, formed when Ellis's original singing partner Eddie Perkins emigrated to the US, singing on hits such as "Dancecrasher", "Cry Tough", "Rocksteady" and "Girl I've Got a Date". While with Ellis he wrote songs such as "Sunday Coming" and "True Born African". In 1967, Jarrett parted ways with the UK-bound Ellis and with fellow Flame Edgar "Egga" Gardner formed The Righteous Flames with Junior Green, and the trio recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid's Treasure Isle label and then for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label. In 1969 they also recorded for Lee "Scratch" Perry ("Zion I Love You"). In the 1970s, they were...
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- 1 Shine On
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- 2 Hold On Natty
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- 3 Jah Prophecy
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- 4 Runaway
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- 5 Liberation
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- 6 Rastaman Chant
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- 7 Africa Is Calling
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- 8 Children Of The Ghetto
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- 9 Nah Run
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- 10 Arise
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- 11 Jah Is My Guiding Star
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- 12 Praises Unto Him
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29 playable tracks in the catalog.
- 1 Never Love Again
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- 2 Wise Man
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- 3 I'm Hurting Inside
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- 4 Sleeping in the Park
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- 5 Rocking Vibration
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- 6 I Shen Galore
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- 7 Tired of the System
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- 8 Mash Down Babylon
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- 9 Badness
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- 10 Too Many Boundaries
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- 11 Haile Selassie Is The Chapel
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- 12 Survival Is the Game
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