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Dance Hall Feeling by Tenor Saw

Artist Biography For Tenor Saw

Clive "Tenor Saw" Bright Was Raised In The Payne Avenue District Of West Kingston. His First Single "Roll Call" Was Recorded In 1984 For George Phang's Powerhouse Label On The "Queen Majesty" Rhythm. He Moved On With His Friend Nitty Gritty To Work With Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion Sound System And Label Having Hits In Jamaica With "Lots Of Sign" "Pumpkin Belly" "Run Come Call Me" And "Fever". His Most Successful Single However Was "Ring The Alarm" Voiced Over The "Stalag" Rhythm For Winston Riley's Techniques Label. The Singles' Success Saw Tenor Saw Work With Prince Jammy Recording "Pumpkin Belly" On Jammy's Then New "Sleng Teng" Rhythm. Further Hits Followed In 1986 With "Golden Hen" On The Uptempo Label And Minott Issued Tenor Saw's Debut Album Fever That Year. In Common With Most Dancehall Albums Of The Period Most Of The Rhythms Were Digital Copies Of Older Tunes From The 1960s And 1970s Usually Produced Originally By Coxsone Dodd Or Duke Reid. Thus "Shirley Jones" Versions Keith "Slim" Smith's "Rougher Yet" And "Eeni Meeni Mini Mo" Versions "Real Rock" From Studio One While "Roll Call" Versions The Techniques' "Queen Majesty" From Duke Reid While "Lots Of Sign" Versions "Tonight" By Keith & Tex Produced By Derrick Harriott. By The Time The Album Was Released Tenor Saw Had Relocated To Miami Joining The Skengdon Crew Where He Recorded "Dancehall Feeling" And "Bad Boys". He Recorded "No Work On A Sunday" For Donovan Germain Before Moving To New York Where He Recorded With Freddie McGregor "Victory Train" . His Last Recording "Chill Out Chill Out" Was A Duet With General Doggie. In August 1988 He Was Killed By A Speeding Car In Houston Texas. He Died At 22 Years Of Age. Tenor Saw Is Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Singers Of The Early Digital Reggae Era Of The Mid-1980s. 1

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