IT was while on a painting job that the melody of Cherry Oh Baby popped into Eric Donaldson’s consciousness. One of reggae’s most enduring songs, the seven-time winner of the Jamaica Festival Song ...
Edward “Bunny” Lee — the influential producer who both expanded reggae‘s sound and helped proliferate the genre’s audience worldwide — has died at the age of 79. Trojan Records, which licensed Lee’s ...
It appears that the boys of the Rolling Stones can do no wrong. They're rock and roll; they're gospel-like; they're soulful; and with 'Cherry Oh Baby' -- a tune off of 1976's 'Black and Blue' -- they ...
AS a musician with countless recording sessions to his name, Ibo Cooper is qualified to speak about the key ingredients needed for a hit song. Great lyrics and arrangement are two of them; another is ...
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell are embarking on 'The Hits Tour' next year. The Reggae legends will bring all the hits - including ‘Cherry Oh Baby’, ‘Many Rivers to Cross’, ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’, and ...
Bunny “Striker” Lee, the influential reggae and dub producer, has died, Trojan Records confirms. The official cause of death has not been revealed, but Jamaican broadcaster Clinton Lindsay said that ...