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Mary Gittens, Jamaican singer born in Kingston. Backing vocalist for Junior Tucker, Burning Spear, and Alpha Blondy before joining Toots Hibbert's group 54-46 in 1990, later scoring hits with Beenie Man and Mega Banton.
Mary Gittens, Jamaican singer born in Kingston. Backing vocalist for Junior Tucker, Burning Spear, and Alpha Blondy before joining Toots Hibbert's group 54-46 in 1990, later scoring hits with Beenie Man and Mega Banton.
Session drummer and originator of the 'one drop' rhythm, backing Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Toots & the Maytals, and countless other Jamaican artists between 1962 and 1972. Died of cancer at his home in Nantucket, Massachusetts, at 56.
Desmond Dekker brought Bob Marley to producer Leslie Kong in 1962, leading to Marley's first recordings.
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