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Artist Biography For Johnny Osbourne

Johnny Osbourne Born Errol Osbourne 1948 Is A Popular Jamaican Reggae And Dancehall Singer From Kingston Jamaica Who Rose To Success In The Late 1970s And Mid 1980s. His Album Truths And Rights Was A Notable Roots Reggae Success And Featured "Jah Promise" And The Album's Title Track "Truths And Rights". However He Is Probably Best Known For His Mid 1980s Dancehall Reggae Hits "Buddy Bye" Based On King Jammy's Sleng Teng Riddim "Ice Cream Love" And "Water Pumping". During 1967 Osbourne Became Lead Vocalist Of The Wildcats And Recorded For Producer Winston Riley Although Nothing Was Issued. The Wildcats' Manager Then Financed A Session At Coxsone Dodd's Studio One From Which His Debut Single "All I Have Is Love" Was Released. In 1969 He Recorded An Album Come Back Darling Again For Riley. On The Day That He Completed The Album Osbourne Emigrated To Toronto Canada To Join His Family. After Singing With Various Soul And Reggae Groups He Became Lead Vocalist For Ishan People And Recorded Two Albums With Them. The Group Broke Up In 1979 And Osbourne Decided To Return To Jamaica. 2 Shortly After Returning He Recorded "Forgive Them" And "Jealousy Heartache And Pain" For The Studio One Label. Through Late 1979 And Early 1980 He Recorded Extensively For Dodd With These Sessions Culminating In Truths And Rights. In 1979 He Also Had A Hit For King Jammy Then Prince Jammy With "Folly Ranking" And An Album Of The Same Name Followed In 1980. The Success Of These Recordings Made Him One Of The Most In-Demand Vocalists On The Island And A Glut Of Material Was Released Including Fally Lover Warrior Innah Disco Style And Never Stop Fighting Between 1980 And 1982. In 1983 He Began The Year With Two Big Hits "Yo Yo" And "Lend Me A Chopper" And Later In The Year Enjoyed Further Success With "Water Pumping" An Adaptation Of Hopeton Lewis' "Take It Easy" Which Had Also Served As The Basis For Johnny Clarke's 1976 Hit "Rockers Time Now". The Hits Continued With "Get Cracking" "Check For You" "Rewind" 1984 "Buddy Bye" "No Sound Like We" And "In The Area" 1985 . In The Late 1980s He Was Particularly Successful When Recording For Bobby Digital And Had Hits With "Good Time Rock" 1988 And "Rude Boy Skank" 1988 Both Of Which Are Included On His 1989 Album Rougher Than Them. Throughout The 80s He Continued To Record For Coxsone Dodd And Singles Included "Keep That Light" "Unity" And "A We Run Things" But A Long-Promised Second Album From Dodd Has Not Materialized.

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