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Nitty Gritty made an important contribution to the development of dancehall music in the 's and he is primarily known as a dancehall or as a sound-system artist, as is shown by the popularity of his hits "False Alarm," "Draw Me Mark" and "Sweet Reggae Music. Nitty Gritty was in his element when he worked in the dancehall format, as is shown by his hit "False Alarm," which is basically a sound-system tune based on Tenor Saw's "Ring the Alarm": "Call the city morgue, another sound dead and buried. Nitty Gritty's approach was quite inventive and he often recycled traditional songs or old reggae and pop hits. For instance, his first hit for Jammys was a version of a very old Caribbean folk song entitled "Hog ina Minty" which had been recorded as "Hog ina Cocoa" in the ska era by Stranger and Patsy available on the CD Hog ina CocoaLagoon,

Nitty Gritty

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Nitty Gritty

Birth nameGlen Augustus Holness
Born
OriginKingston, Jamaica
Died24 June
GenresReggae
InstrumentVocals
Years activeEarly s&#;

Musical artist

Glen Augustus Holness (&#;24 June ), otherwise known by his stage name Nitty Gritty, was a popular reggae singer.

Born in the August Town section of Kingston, Jamaica, he was the second of eleven children born to religious parents.

Biography

Holness formed The Soulites in the early s and recorded his first solo single in the early s for producer Sugar Minott.[1] He worked on the Zodiac sound system and recorded further singles, working with George Phang before moving on to King Jammy in , with whom he had his breakthrough success with "Hog inna Minty", a Jamaican folk anthem.

Nitty Gritty Wiki, biography, pictures, Nitty Gritty songs ...: Glen Augustus Holness (–24 June ), otherwise known by his stage name Nitty Gritty, was a popular reggae singer. Born in the August Town section of Kingston, Jamaica, he was the second of eleven children born to religious parents.

Nitty Gritty was the first to register the song and was an instant success.[1] He enjoyed further successful singles produced by Jammy, and his debut album, Turbo Charged was released in , as was the split album with King Kong, Musical Confrontation.[1] He moved to live in London before relocating to Novel York City, where he continued to record but less frequently.[1] Further albums followed with General Penitentiary (), Nitty Gritty (), and Jah in the Family ().[2]

On 24 June , he was shot dead in front of Super Power Record Shop in Brooklyn, New York at the age of 34,[1] for which deejay Super Cat was initially suspected yet later cleared.

Discography

  • Turbo Charged (), Greensleeves
  • Musical Confrontation (), Jammy's - with King Kong
  • General Penitentiary (), Black Victory
  • Nitty Gritty (), Witty's
  • Jah in the Family (), Blacka Dread
  • Powerhouse Presents (), with Tenor Saw
Compilations
  • Tribute to Nitty Gritty: Trials & Crosses (), VP
  • We Run Things (), Rhino - with Tenor Saw

References

  1. ^ abcdeLarkin, Colin () The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN&#;
  2. ^Moskowitz, David V.

    () Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Firm, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN&#;, p.

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