Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica.
Lee "Scratch" Perry OD is a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style.
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Eventually, the studio burned to the ground.
Perry has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica.
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I’ve even gone to the Black Ark with Perry remained behind the mixing desk for many years, producing songs and albums that stand out as a high point in reggae history. Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on 20th March 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is …
177 Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system.
He eventually performed a variety of important tasks at Studio One as well as recording about thirty songs, but the pair eventually stopped working together due to personality and financial conflicts.
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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.In 1998 Perry reached a wider global audience as vocalist on the track "Dr. Lee, PhD" from the In 2007, Perry's song "Enter the Dragon" was sampled on the track "In 2009, Perry collaborated with Dubblestandart, on their In 2010, Perry had his first ever solo art exhibition at Dem Passwords art gallery in In August 2012 it was announced that Perry would receive Jamaica's sixth highest honour, the 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.
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Get track Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system.
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