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Artist Biography For Culture

There Are At Least Two Artists That Have Used This Name 1. A Roots Reggae Band From Jamaica
2. A Straight Edge Metalcore Band From Florida US 1. Culture Was A Jamaican Roots Reggae Group Founded In 1976. Originally They Were Known As The African Disciples. The Members Of The Trio Were Joseph Hill Lead Vocals Albert Walker Backing Vocals And Kenneth Dayes Backing Vocals . Shortly After Culture Came Together They Began Working With The "Mighty Two" – Producer Joe Gibbs And Engineer Errol Thompson. While At Gibbs’ Studio They Recorded A Series Of Powerful Singles Many Of Which Ended Up On Their Debut Album ‘Two Sevens Clash’. After Their Success With Gibbs The Group Went On To Make A String Of Albums For Producer Sonia Pottinger. Culture Began Working With Some Of The Premier Musicians Of The Day Including Robbie Shakespeare Sly Dunbar Ansel Collins Cedric Brooks And The Ever-Present Percussionist Sticky. Virgin Records Picked Up The Albums And That Added Distribution Enabled Culture To Gain An Even Larger Following Outside Of Jamaica. Critically Considered One Of The Most Authentic Traditional Reggae Acts At The Time Of The First Rolling Stone Record Guide Publication They Were The Only Band Of Any Genre Whose Every Recording Received A Five-Star Review Of Bands With More Than One Recording In The Guide . In 1982 The Three Singers Went Their Own Ways. Hill Carried On Using The Culture Name And Recorded The Lion Rock Album Which Was Released In The United States By Heartbeat Records. For Their Part Walker And Dayes Recorded A Handful Of Songs On Their Own – A Few Of Which Turned Up On An Album Titled Roots & Culture. In 1986 The Original Line-Up Reformed To Record Two Highly Regarded Albums – Culture In Culture And Culture At Work. These Releases Marked The Beginning Of A Very Busy Period For The Group Including Annual Albums And Countless Tours. The U.S. Label Shanachie Released A Steady Stream Of New And Old Culture Albums Up To Wings Of A Dove In 1992. Joseph Hill Who Came To Symbolize The Face Of Culture Died In Germany On 19 August 2006 While The Group Was On Tour. His Son Kenyatta Hill Now Is The Lead Singer. 2 Classic Mid/late 90s Hardcore From Florida Celebrated For Among A Handful Of Others Helping To Cultivate The Burgeoning Metallic Hardcore Sound That Became Synonymous With The Era. CULTURE Was Known For Aggressive Social/political/ecological Commentary Cautionary Tales Of Reckless Consumerism And Industrial Sprawl And Advocacy Of The Straightedge Lifestyle. Former Members Went On To Morning Again Terror As Friends Rust Shai Hulud Throwdown Blood Has Been Shed And Most Recently ON BODIES. In 2012 CULTURE Played Its First Show Since Disbanding In 1998 The Reel & Restless Fest In Miami Florida . This Fall In August Of 2013 The Band Will Revisit Europe For Belgium's Famed Ieper Hardcore Festival And Will Then Play Three Dates In Japan Including Tokyo's Bloodaxe Fest. Members Included Rich Thurston Guitar 1993-1997 Bass 1993 Vocals 1993 Drums 1996 Josh Williams Drums 1993-1997 Stan Obal Bass 1993 Mark Mitchell Vocals 1993 Vocals 1996 Pete Carreno Bass 1994 John Wylie Guitar 1994-1995 Damien Moyal Vocals 1994-1995 Vocals 1997-1998 Gordon Tarpley Bass 1995-1997 Guitar 1998 Louie Long Vocals 1995 Anthony Conte Vocals 1995 Steve Looker Guitar 1996-1997 Jason Dooley Drums 1997 Timothy Kirkpatrick Drums 1997-1998 Joe Simmons Guitar 1997-1998 Floyd Beckham Bass 1998 Kenneth Brian Guitar 1998

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