Top 100 Reggae Artists of all time
ReggaeMovement.com will be counting down the top 100 reggae artists of all time.
Each Friday, ReggaeMovement.com will release the next in the countdown of top reggae artists....from yesteryear to today, all the top legends in regggae.
96 - Anesell Collins Born in Jamaica in 1949, Ansell (sometimes spelled Ansil or Ansel) is a Jamaican keyboard player, producer and occasional singer. After working with Lee "Scratch" Perry, Collins was part of the duo Dave and Ansell Collins along with Dave Barker, with whom he had a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1971 with "Double Barrel". His keyboard playing exemplified the Skinhead reggae style. Collins is also a producer and has released solo records, including single sides "Cock Robin", "Atlantic One", "Stalag", and "Nuclear Weapon" between 1969 and 1971, as well as a handful of later albums. He was a member of 1970s Channel One studio band The Revolutionaries, as well as the Impact All Stars and Sugar Minott's Black Roots Players, performing on many of the classic songs of the roots reggae era. He was also part of Jimmy Cliff's backing band, Oneness, in the 1970s. He continued to record during the 1980s, mainly as a session musician, and released a solo album in 1986.see artist page
97 - Clancy Eccles (12/9/1940, St. Mary, JA – 6/30/2005, Spanish Town, JA) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. His house band was known as The Dynamites....see artist page
98 - Bim Sherman
Jarret Lloyd Vincent (February 2, 1950 – November 17, 2000) better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman, was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter.....see artist page
99 - Freddie Notes and the Rudies Most known for their 1970 Album "Montego Bay," Freddie notes and the Rudies were a Jamaican Rocksteady/Early reggae group from the late 60's and early 70's
100....The Clarendonians The Clarendonians were originally Fitzroy "Ernest" Wilson and Peter Austin (who would also record as part of The Soul Lads), the duo coming together in 1963 in their native Clarendon, Jamaican.....see artist page
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