67-432: Lee " Scratch " Perry OD (born Rainford Hugh Perry ; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. He worked with and produced for
134-483: A collaboration with Dubblestandart and New York City's Subatomic Sound System called "Iron Devil". That record was followed by several more reggae-oriented dubstep collaborations with Dubblestandart and Subatomic Sound System on digital and vinyl, first Blackboard Jungle volumes 1 and 2 (2009), featuring dancehall vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore, then Chrome Optimism (2010), which also featured American filmmaker David Lynch . Following that, in 2010, Perry and Ari Up of
201-517: A country other than Jamaica. The former are made Members of the Order, and the latter are made Honorary Members. The Order has two ranks: the higher class of Commander, and the lower class of Officer. Commanders take place and precedence immediately after Members and Honorary Members of the Order of Jamaica . A Member or Honorary Member may be promoted from the rank of Officer to that of Commander. Commanders of
268-456: A custom 15-foot-tall gorilla similar to the one on the original album cover art. The Kickstarter campaign reached its goal and the gorilla appeared on stage during 2015 and 2016 tour dates. In October 2018, Perry and Subatomic Sound System launched a 45th anniversary tour for the 1973 album Blackboard Jungle Dub , produced by Perry. The tour began in North America and tour posters includes
335-551: A member of affiliated acts, Douglas' studio work includes sessions with: In an interview with Mikey Thompson on 27 November 2016 for Kool 97 FM, Jackie Jackson along with Paul Douglas and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan were asked about the many recordings they did together as the rhythm section for Treasure Isle Records, Beverley's Records , Channel One Studios and Federal Records. In addition to work mentioned with Sonia Pottinger , Duke Reid , Lynn Taitt , Delroy Wilson , and Lee "Scratch" Perry , they were interviewed about working on
402-462: A particular sound and everybody was fascinated by his sound. He had this way of putting things together; it was just his sound and it influenced a lot of people. I’ve even gone to the Black Ark with Eric Gale for that Negril album; I remember myself and Val Douglas, we laid some tracks there, Eric Gale overdubbed stuff on there, but I honestly don't remember what happened to it." Perry remained behind
469-638: A professional dancer. Lee left school at age 15 and lived in Hanover , working as a labourer to help build the first road in Negril . He eventually wound up in Clarendon where he got into the dance and music scene and earned the nickname "The Neat Little Thing". Lee later moved to Kingston after experiencing a mystical connection to stones ("When the stones clash, I hear like the thunder clash... and I hear words... These words send me to Kingston. Kingston means King's Stone,
536-424: A range of musicians. ...Perry also started working with Paul Douglas, an occasional Supersonics member and mainstay of Leslie Kong 's productions. " Douglas is credited as the drummer on Alton Ellis ' "Girl I've Got A Date". "Girl I've Got A Date" is recognized as one of the first songs to define the rocksteady genre. Douglas was a member of Tommy McCook & The Supersonics from 1968 - 1969, during which time
603-469: A record made out of Perry's famous audio stems. In July 2019, Perry announced that the record is entitled Super Ape vs. 緑: Open Door and that it would release through Tuff Kong Records on 19 August 2019. The record combined over 20 different genres of music. Hypebeast said it was "Perry's best work in years" and that it "pushes boundaries of various genres. The record reached the Top 10 on the iTunes reggae chart and
670-477: A studio musician for reggae , jazz , and funk artists since 1965, he has also been a member of several notable musical groups . In 1969 Douglas joined Toots and the Maytals as a founding member of the band as it is known today, which up to that time had consisted of a vocal trio. Douglas has been the group's drummer, percussionist and bandleader from 1985 to the present day. Excerpt from "The Rise of Reggae and
737-635: A video installation. In 2011, The Upsetter , a documentary film about Perry, narrated by Benicio Del Toro , was released worldwide in theaters after its premiere at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival . The film was directed and produced by American film makers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough , and opened in Los Angeles in March 2011. It continued to screen worldwide into 2012, with the DVD, iTunes , and Video on Demand following soon thereafter. In 2012, Perry teamed with
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#1732894223431804-623: A while. My daughter Ivanka had told me how great they were, and she was right. The music relaxed me, and surprisingly, I was not nervous." In 2015, Vogue magazine listed the song "54-46 Was My Number" by Toots and the Maytals as one of their "15 Roots Reggae Songs You Should Know"; and in an interview with Patricia Chin of VP Records , Vogue listed the group as part of an abbreviated list of early "reggae royalty" that recorded at Studio 17 in Kingston, which included Bob Marley , Peter Tosh , Gregory Isaacs , Dennis Brown , Burning Spear , Toots and
871-610: A wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers , Junior Murvin , The Congos , Max Romeo , Adrian Sherwood , Beastie Boys , Ari Up , The Clash , The Orb , and many others. Rainford Hugh Perry was born on 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica, in the parish of Hanover , the third child of Ina Davis and Henry Perry. His mother had strong African traditions originating from her Yoruba ancestry that she passed on to her son. His parents were both laborers, but his father later became
938-544: Is a national order in the Jamaican honours system . It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour, which were instituted by an Act of Parliament ( The National Honours and Awards Act ) in 1968. The motto of the Order is "Distinction Through Service". The Order of Distinction is conferred upon citizens of Jamaica who have rendered outstanding and important services to Jamaica, or to distinguished citizens of
1005-409: Is a song on the album Eardrum from Talib Kweli that sampled a song from Bob Marley and the Wailers called, "Do It Twice", which is a drum beat from Paul Douglas. Excerpt from the book "People Funny Boy - The Genius Of Lee "Scratch" Perry by David Katz : "On the instrumental front, Perry ( Lee "Scratch" Perry ) began more serious experimentation, exploring diverse influences and styles with
1072-652: The East End Film Festival in London. The film followed Perry for 15 years through his home in Switzerland and travels abroad. In September 2015, Perry and Subatomic Sound System launched a 40th anniversary tour for Perry's 1976 album Super Ape . The tour began as part of Dub Champions Festival and continued over the next two years with more than 50 dates in North America and some isolated dates in Europe. Nearly every show
1139-508: The Glastonbury Festival , reggae group Toots and the Maytals were slotted for 17:30 with BBC Four scheduled to show highlights from their set. When they did not show it was suspected they missed their time slot, and BBC broadcaster Mark Radcliffe apologized on their behalf stating, "If you were expecting Toots and the Maytals – and, frankly, we all were – it seems like they were on Jamaican time or something because they didn't make it to
1206-649: The Institute of Jamaica . Perry recorded an album with Daniel Boyle in London, released in May 2014 as Lee "Scratch" Perry – Back on the Controls . The album received a Grammy nomination later that year. Perry remixed the "Thor's Stone" single by UK producer Forest Swords in November 2013. In 2015, the documentary Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise had a worldwide release in cinemas as well as on DVD and VOD after premiering at
1273-603: The 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California . Perry is featured as the DJ on the dub and reggae radio station " The Blue Ark " in Grand Theft Auto V . The station includes a number of dubs by Perry and the Upsetters including "Disco Devil" and "Grumblin' Dub". In October 2013, it was announced that Perry will be awarded a Gold Musgrave Medal later that month by
1340-502: The Black Ark label, on which many of the productions from the studio appeared. With his own studio at his disposal, Perry's productions became more lavish, as the energetic producer was able to spend as much time as he wanted on the music he produced. Virtually everything Perry recorded in The Black Ark was done using basic recording equipment; through sonic sleight-of-hand, Perry made it sound unique. Paul Douglas mentions: "Scratch had
1407-449: The Dragon" was sampled on the track " Carrots " by Panda Bear of Animal Collective . As well, Perry was selected by Animal Collective in 2011 to perform at All Tomorrow's Parties , which the band curated in May 2011. That same year, he recorded Rise Again with bassist and producer Bill Laswell ; the album featured contributions from Tunde Adebimpe , Sly Dunbar , and Bernie Worrell , and
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#17328942234311474-536: The Dragonaires as a session musician , and later became a band member, as the group's drummer on the Sparrow Dragon Again LP. In 2021, Douglas released a full-length solo album titled "Jazz Mi Reggae". The album features performances by fellow former Toots and the Maytals members Toots Hibbert , Charles Farquharson, Andy Bassford, Dougie Bryan, Carl Harvey, and Jackie Jackson. Other notable contributors on
1541-886: The Grammy nominated album To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar . Douglas worked as a bandleader for the Leroy Sibbles band. Douglas toured the UK with John Holt (singer) in 1974. This was the first major reggae tour that was accompanied by a major orchestra, a 15-piece orchestra out of England. The members of this tour included six veteran session musicians: Hux Brown (Guitar), Jackie Jackson ( Bass ), Paul Douglas (Drums), Rad Bryan (Guitar), Winston Wright ( Organ ), and Gladstone Anderson (Piano). Douglas also joined and played with The Pioneers band which featured Eddy Grant from The Equals that same year in England. In 1975 Douglas joined Byron Lee and
1608-509: The Maytals , The Heptones , and Bunny Wailer . In 2017, Toots and the Maytals became the second reggae-based group to ever perform at the Coachella festival , after Chronixx in 2016. Douglas contributed to several of Bob Marley's albums, including Small Axe and Soul Shakedown Party which were released on the Beverley's label, and performed live with Bob Marley and the Wailers in
1675-477: The Maytals album released and distributed by Chris Blackwell's Island Records was Funky Kingston . Music critic Lester Bangs described the album in Stereo Review as "perfection, the most exciting and diversified set of reggae tunes by a single artist yet released." As Chris Blackwell says, "The Maytals were unlike anything else...sensational, raw and dynamic." Blackwell had a strong commitment to Toots and
1742-422: The Maytals looks like it's going to be a big thing". By this time he had already signed Bob (Marley). So in his camp, Island Records , there was Toots and the Maytals / Bob Marley; we were talking about reggae is going international now. We kept on meeting and he (Blackwell) decided that the backing band that back all of the songs, the recording band, should be the Maytals band. So everything came under Toots and
1809-541: The Maytals' brilliant harmonizing... " Reggae is listed in the dictionary as: reggae [reg-ey] (noun) - a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest. Origin of reggae: Jamaican English, respelling of reggay (introduced in the song " Do the Reggay " (1968) by Frederick "Toots" Hibbert). Accompanied by Paul Douglas and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan in studio, Jackie Jackson explained
1876-486: The Maytals, saying "I've known Toots longer than anybody – much longer than Bob (Marley). Toots is one of the purest human beings I've met in my life, pure almost to a fault." "It was said that the Maytals were the Beatles to the Wailers' Rolling Stones." – Christopher Blackwell On 1 October 1975, Toots and the Maytals were broadcast live on KMET-FM as they performed at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. This broadcast
1943-480: The Maytals. So we became Maytals also. And then we hit the road in 1975...we were the opening act for the Eagles , Linda Ronstadt , and Jackson Browne . We were the opening act for The Who for about two weeks." Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson and Radcliffe 'Dougie' Bryan are recognized as founding members who, along with frontman Toots Hibbert , continue to perform in the group to the present day. The first Toots and
2010-464: The Mountain," "Soon Come," "Can't You See," "Soul Captives," "Cheer Up," "Back Out," and "Do It Twice". Excerpt from an interview of Winston Grennan by Carter Van Pelt: "...Chris Blackwell say, 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I give them the money to make this record.' But at that time they was forming the band. Bob (Marley]) came to me, figure it was me, Gladdy, Winston Wright, Jackie and Hux to be the band. That
2077-620: The Orb to produce The Orbserver in the Star House , which was recorded in Berlin over a period of several months. The album earned critical acclaim, and featured the single "Golden Clouds", named after the historic property located near Perry's hometown in Jamaica. The recording sessions were filmed by Volker Schaner and were part of the documentary Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise . In August 2012, it
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2144-415: The Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CD in the case of Members, or CD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members. Officers of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters OD in the case of Members, or OD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members. Paul Douglas (musician) Paul Douglas (born c. 1950) is a Jamaican musician, best known for his work as
2211-526: The Slits collaborated on a limited-edition Subatomic Sound System 7" called "Hello, Hell Is Very Low", a rootical dubstep release that would turn out to be one of Ari Up's last recordings and the final release during her lifetime. In 2010, Perry had his first ever solo art exhibition at Dem Passwords art gallery in Los Angeles, California . The show, titled "Secret Education", featured works on canvas, paper, and
2278-595: The Son of the King... the stone that I was throwing in Negril send me to King Stone for my graduation.") where he apprenticed at Studio One . Perry's musical career began in the late 1950s as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd 's sound system . As his sometimes turbulent relationship with Dodd developed, he found himself performing a variety of important tasks at Dodd's Studio One hit factory, going on to record nearly thirty songs for
2345-532: The Top 100 on the Billboard reggae chart. A couple of weeks prior to his death, Perry released his last song, "No Bloody Friends". The song was a collaboration with Ral Ston, and it was released on 13 August 2021. Perry's final album was with New Age Doom, titled Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe (2021). Perry's final dub production was for Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics, The Dub Battle (2021). The song
2412-461: The Upsetters . During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the United Kingdom, where his instrumental "The Return of Django" was a top five hit in 1969. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character. In 1970, Perry produced and released
2479-530: The Wailers track " Mr. Brown " (1970) with its unusual use of studio effects and eerie opening highlighting his unique approach to production. In 1973, Perry built a studio in his back yard, the Black Ark , to have more control over his productions and continued to produce notable musicians such as Bob Marley and the Wailers , Junior Byles , Junior Murvin , the Heptones , the Congos , and Max Romeo . He also started
2546-879: The album Jamaican E.T. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Perry number 100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He teamed up with a group of Swiss musicians and performed under the name Lee Perry and the White Belly Rats, and toured the United States in 2006 and 2007 using the New York City-based group Dub Is a Weapon as his backing band. After meeting Andrew W.K. at SXSW in 2006, Perry invited him to co-produce his album Repentance . The album, released on 19 August 2008 through Narnack Records , featured several guest artists including Moby , Ari Up , producer Don Fleming , drummer Brian Chippendale , and bassist Josh Werner . In 2007, Perry's song "Enter
2613-435: The album include Eddie Bullen, Willie Lindo, Bernie Pitters, Bob Marley and the Wailers keyboardist Tyrone Downie , Leslie Butler, Monty Alexander , Robby Lyn, Trevor Lopez, Juan Vasques, Keith Jones, Norris Webb, Mario Smith, AJ Brown and Richard "Ricky" Walters. A second solo release, Jazz Mi Reggae Too, followed in 2022. Douglas has toured with many artists over the course of his career, including: On 24 June 2017 at
2680-413: The category Best Reggae Album. In 2009, Perry collaborated with Dubblestandart on their Return from Planet Dub double album, revisiting some of his material from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as collaborating on new material with Dubblestandart, some of which also included Ari Up of the Slits . In 2008, leading up to this release, Perry's first foray into the dubstep genre was released on 12" vinyl ,
2747-552: The drummer, percussionist and bandleader of Toots and the Maytals . His career spans more than five decades as one of reggae 's most recorded drummers. Music journalist and reggae historian David Katz wrote, "dependable drummer Paul Douglas played on countless reggae hits." Douglas has worked with artists including Bob Marley and the Wailers , Bonnie Raitt , and Eric Gale . Douglas has also toured with artists including The Rolling Stones , Willie Nelson , Dave Matthews Band , The Who , Eagles and Sheryl Crow . Paul Douglas
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2814-493: The drums earned him recognition and respect from producers Excerpt from an article on " Clancy Eccles ": "In the U.K. Trojan Records released Clancy (Eccles)'s productions...The finest musicians available were used, with the core of his regular session crew, The Dynamites , featuring the talents of Hux Brown ( guitar ), Clifton "Jackie" Jackson ( bass ), Gladstone Anderson ( piano ), Winston Wright ( organ ) and Paul Douglas ( drums ). " In addition to recordings completed as
2881-406: The early 70s. The Wailers worked with reggae producer Leslie Kong , who used his studio musicians called Beverley's All-Stars (Jackie Jackson, Paul Douglas, Gladstone Anderson , Winston Wright , Rad Bryan, Hux Brown) to record the songs that would be released as an album entitled " The Best of The Wailers ". The tracks included "Soul Shakedown Party," "Stop That Train," "Caution," "Go Tell It on
2948-536: The following songs: In a 2017 Reggaeville interview with Sly Dunbar of Sly & Robbie, when asked "who do you think played the prototypes of the reggae beat?", Dunbar remarked of Paul Douglas: "He played a lot for Treasure Isle. He played with Lloyd Charmers on Everything I Own by Ken Boothe. He played on Everybody Bawling and a whole heap of tunes. He played for the Maytals too. And he played on some Beverley's songs too like Freedom Street by Ken Boothe. Paul Douglas. Wicked drummer. Bad bad drummer." In 2011, Douglas
3015-416: The formation of the group in a radio interview for Kool 97 FM Jamaica: "We're all original members of Toots and the Maytals band. First it was Toots and the Maytals, three guys: Toots, Raleigh, and Jerry. …And then they were signed to Island Records , Chris Blackwell. And we were their recording band. One day we were summoned to Chris' house. And he says, "Alright gentleman, I think it's time. Toots and
3082-430: The ground. Perry has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage. After the demise of the Black Ark in the early 1980s, Perry spent time in England and the United States, performing live and making erratic records with a variety of collaborators. His career took a new path in 1984 when he met Mark Downie (Marcus Upbeat) with whom he worked on the 1986 album Battle of Armagideon for Trojan. It
3149-421: The group released three LP's. Between 1970 - 1973 Douglas was the drummer for The Boris Gardiner Happening , completing five LP's with the group. The Boris Gardiner Happening recorded a version of " Ain't No Sunshine " in 1973 with Paul Douglas singing lead, and Boris Gardiner playing bass guitar , for the album Is What's Happening . Samples from this album were later used on the song "Wesley's Theory" from
3216-414: The guys... we could read music. If I leave, I feel it would be a bad vibes. When Hugh Malcolm joined the group, he couldn't keep up, so they got rid of him. A little later on a drummer came along name Paul Douglas, every so often we would bring him in, because I couldn't play on a session. Paul was about the only guy, that these other guys would trust to really come and play amongst them. " "The Perfect Beat"
3283-406: The influence of Toots and the Maytals" by Matthew Sherman: "...Reggae was born. Toots (Toots Hibbert) heralded the new sound with the seminal, complex groove monster " Do the Reggay "...Toots could do no wrong recording for Leslie Kong . With the consistent nucleus of musicians, the Beverley's All-Stars ( Jackie Jackson , Winston Wright, Hux Brown , Rad Bryan, Paul Douglas and Winston Grennan) and
3350-450: The label. Disagreements between the pair due to personality and financial conflicts led him to leave the studio and seek new musical outlets. He soon found a new home at Joe Gibbs 's Amalgamated Records. Working with Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career but, once again, financial problems caused conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter Records , in 1968. His first major single "People Funny Boy", which
3417-482: The microphone so that the weed would get into the song." Perry stated in an interview that he wanted to see if "it was the smoke making the music or Lee Perry making the music. I found out it was me and that I don't need to smoke." In 1998, Perry reached a wider global audience as vocalist on the track "Dr. Lee, PhD" from the Beastie Boys ' album Hello Nasty . In 2003, Perry won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with
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#17328942234313484-415: The mixing desk for many years, producing songs and albums that stand out as a high point in reggae history. He was known to remain in the studio for days at a time when mixing, taking no visitors or calls, and very little food or drink. By 1978, stress and unwanted outside influences began to take their toll: both Perry and the Black Ark quickly fell into a state of disrepair. Eventually, the studio burned to
3551-517: The site on time." The group credited with coining the term "reggae" in song was subsequently rescheduled by the Glastonbury Festival organizers giving them the midnight slot, with all other acts being shifted by one hour. On 29 July 2017 Toots and The Maytals headlined the 35th anniversary of the WOMAD UK festival. Douglas' work as a session musician crosses several genres. His talent on
3618-563: The tag line "World's 1st dub album, Live for the first time". Rolling Stone published a preview of the tour. 2019 saw the release of The Revelation of Lee "Scratch" Perry , a film about the making of his 2010 album Revelation , directed by Steve Marshall for State of Emergency. The film features intimate behind the scenes footage of Perry at work in his home studio in the Swiss Alps and an in depth interview with him. In April 2019, hip hop producer Mr. Green announced that he would be doing
3685-455: Was "The Gates of Dub" with Max Romeo and The Roots Radics band produced by Hernan "Don Camel" Sforzini. Perry resided in Einsiedeln , Switzerland, with his wife Mireille and their two children. He had four other children by the names of Cleopatra Perry, Marsha Perry, Omar Perry, and Marvin (Sean) Perry in various parts of the world. In 2015, his new studio in Switzerland, the "Secret Laboratory",
3752-401: Was an insult directed at Gibbs, sold well with 60,000 copies sold in Jamaica alone. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat that would soon become identifiable as "reggae". Similarly his acrimonious 1967 single as Lee "King" Perry, " Run for Cover ", was likewise aimed at Sir Coxsone. From 1968 until 1972, he worked with his studio band
3819-541: Was announced that Perry would receive Jamaica's sixth highest honour, the Order of Distinction , Commander class. In 2013, Perry performed at the first Dub Champions Festival in Vienna , a sold-out performance, backed by Dubblestandart with Adrian Sherwood handling the dub mix. Perry also performed at the first two Dub Champions Festivals in New York City in 2011 and 2012, backed by Subatomic Sound System . Perry performed at
3886-518: Was asked about his work as the main drummer and musical director for Toots and the Maytals, in addition to being called upon by artists and producers such as Bob Marley , Lee Scratch Perry , Eric Gale , Ken Boothe , The Congos and Delroy Wilson . In the interview, Douglas explains one of his heroes to be Lloyd Knibb of The Skatalites , as well as being influenced my musicians such as George Benson , Carlos Santana , John Coltrane , Sam Cooke , and David Sanborn . On 10 September 2021 Paul Douglas
3953-634: Was born in St. Ann, Jamaica. His career as a professional musician began in 1965 at the age of 15. Douglas' musical influences include Lloyd Knibb , Steve Gadd , Harvey Mason , Sonny Emory , Elvin Jones , William Kennedy, Carlos Santana , Bob Marley , John Coltrane , Sam Cooke , George Duke , Boris Gardiner , The Skatalites , Eric Gale , Leslie Butler, George Benson , Marvin Gaye , David Garibaldi , and David Sanborn . While Douglas has maintained an active career as
4020-537: Was damaged by a fire that also destroyed his stage costumes and unreleased recordings. Perry died on 29 August 2021 at the Noel Holmes hospital in Lucea, Jamaica , from an unspecified illness, aged 85. Note: Perry has had numerous compilations come out under his name, with many being illegitimate. This list tries to round up a few more "essential" compilations. Order of Distinction The Order of Distinction ( OD )
4087-466: Was not until the late 1980s, when he began working with British producers Adrian Sherwood and Neil Fraser (who is better known as Mad Professor ), that Perry's career began to get back on solid ground again. Perry also attributed a later resurgence of his creative muse to his deciding to quit drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis . In his earlier days, the act of producing for Perry was a frenzied and ritualistic one where he stated that "he blew smoke into
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4221-451: Was re-mastered and released as an album entitled "Sailin' On" via Klondike Records. President Donald Trump was quoted as appreciating the reggae music of Toots and the Maytals when he said, "I heard the guest band, Toots & The Maytals, practising out on the set [of Saturday Night Live ; Trump co-hosted an episode in April 2004]. They sounded terrific, and I went out to listen to them for
4288-507: Was released on Laswell's M.O.D. Technologies label. In 2008, Perry reunited with Adrian Sherwood on The Mighty Upsetter. Between 2007 and 2010, Perry recorded three albums with British producer Steve Marshall who he met at Pyramid Arts Development in Hackney . The albums featured performances by Keith Richards and George Clinton . Two of these albums, End of an American Dream (2008) and Revelation (2010), received Grammy nominations in
4355-627: Was sold out on the 2015 and 2016 tours. It culminated with the release of the Super Ape Returns to Conquer album in September 2017 which debuted at number 2 on iTunes US reggae chart behind Bob Marley 's remastered Legend album, and on number 3 on the Billboard reggae chart. Larry McDonald performed as part of the band and on the recorded album. A Kickstarter campaign was organized in 2015 by Emch of Subatomic Sound System to raise funds to build
4422-511: Was the band that Bob did really want, but those guys didn't want to get involved. You know that the situation around Bob was pretty hectic...They turned it down. So right away, I couldn't get involved, because I didn't want to leave the guys. We was doing all the sessions. Robin Kenyatta came to Jamaica, we played for him. Garland Jeffreys , Paul Simon , Peter, Paul and Mary we play for them. The Rolling Stones came down we played for them. We were
4489-641: Was the featured guest for series 3 episode 6 of The 212 Podcast. On 13 April 2023 Paul Douglas was one of the featured guests on the Mubi Podcast's episode "MUBI Podcast: "The Harder They Come"—Reggae Catches Fire on Film". From April 2017 to August 2017, Douglas is part of the Exposition Jamaica Jamaica ;! at the Philharmonie de Paris in France . Douglas is featured on the poster displayed at
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