U-Roy

U-Roy's musical career began in 1961 when he began deejaying at various sound systems, including a stint operating Sir Coxsone Dodd's Number Two set, while King Stitt "The Ugly One" ran the main set, eventually working in the late 1960s with King Tubby, at Duke Reid's Sound System. Tubby was then experimenting with his equipment, in the process of inventing dub music. With U-Roy as his most prominent deejay, and with access to some of the Treasure Isle Studios' finest rocksteady rhythms, King Tubby's new sound became extraordinarily popular and U-Roy became a Jamaican celebrity. However, his first single was "Earth's Rightful Ruler", recorded with Peter Tosh for Lee Perry. He recorded Dynamic Fashion Way, his first successful recording, in 1969 for Keith Hudson and then worked with almost every producer on the island: Lee Perry, Peter Tosh, Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, Alvin Ranglin and Lloyd Daley. In 1970, Jamaican singer John Holt became enamoured of U-Roy's technique. Working with Duke Reid, U-Roy's fame grew through a series of singles, including "Wake the Town" and "Wear You to the Ball".