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Artist Biography For Earl Sixteen

Daley Grew Up In Waltham Park Road Kingston And Influenced By American Soul And Jamaican Artists Such As Dennis Brown Began His Singing Career By Entering Local Talent Shows. He Became The Lead Vocalist For The Group The Flaming Phonics Playing Live Around Jamaica. Daley Decided To Drop Out Of School To Pursue His Music Career Which Prompted His Mother To Throw Him Out Of The Family Home. Needing To Make Some Money The Group Tried Out For Producer Duke Reid But Left Before Finishing Their Recording For Him Due To His Habit Of Firing Live Gunshots In The Studio. They Then Worked With Herman Chin Loy With Daley Cutting His First Solo Track "Hey Baby". The Group Split Up With Daley Concentrating On His Solo Career. Daley Recorded "Malcolm X" For Producer Joe Gibbs In 1975 - A Track Written By His School-Friend Winston McAnuff And Which Was Later Successfully Covered By Dennis Brown. In 1977 He Joined Boris Gardiner's Group The Boris Gardiner Happening Which Brought Him Into Contact With Lee "Scratch" Perry. In The Late 1970s After A Spell With Derrick Harriott Daley Recorded Four Tracks At Perry's Black Ark Studio Including The Original Recording Of "White Belly Rat" And The Classic 'Freedom' Also Meeting Earl Morgan Of The Heptones Who Later Produced His Album Shining Star. In The Early 1980s He Recorded Singles For A Variety Of Producers Including Linval Thompson Augustus Pablo Clement Dodd Sugar Minott Yabby You And Derrick Harriott And Recorded His Debut Album With Mikey Dread Reggae Sound. He Teamed Up With Roy Cousins For Two Albums Julie And Special Request. Earlier Material Recorded For Studio One Was Released As 1985's Showcase Album.
In 1985 After Spending Time In The United States He Relocated To England And Began Working With Producers Like Mad Professor. One Of His Tracks From This Era Was A Cover Version Of "Holding Back The Years" Which Had Been A Big Hit For Simply Red. Returning To Jamaica He Worked Briefly With King Jammy. In The 1990s He Made Guest Appearances On Tracks By Dreadzone And Leftfield Reworking His Classic 'Trials And Crosses' Originally Recorded For Linval Thompson As 'Release The Pressure'. He Signed To WEA For His Major Label Debut 1997's Steppin' Out Album.
Since Then He Has Continued To Release Many Albums And Single On A Variety Of Labels As Well As Playing Live Around Europe And The US. Check Www.Earlsixteen.Com For More Info

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Biography - Earl Sixteen

Daley Grew Up In Waltham Park Road Kingston And Influenced By American Soul And Jamaican Artists Such As Dennis Brown Began His Singing Career By Entering Local Talent Shows. He Became The Lead Vocalist For The Group The Flaming Phonics Playing Live Around Jamaica. Daley Decided To Drop Out Of School To Pursue His Music Career Which Prompted His Mother To Throw Him Out Of The Family Home. Needing To Make Some Money The Group Tried Out For Producer Duke Reid But Left Before Finishing Their Recording For Him Due To His Habit Of Firing Live Gunshots In The Studio. They Then Worked With Herman Chin Loy With Daley Cutting His First Solo Track "Hey Baby". The Group Split Up With Daley Concentrating On His Solo Career. Daley Recorded "Malcolm X" For Producer Joe Gibbs In 1975 - A Track Written By His School-Friend Winston McAnuff And Which Was Later Successfully Covered By Dennis Brown. In 1977 He Joined Boris Gardiner's Group The Boris Gardiner Happening Which Brought Him Into Contact With Lee "Scratch" Perry. In The Late 1970s After A Spell With Derrick Harriott Daley Recorded Four Tracks At Perry's Black Ark Studio Including The Original Recording Of "White Belly Rat" And The Classic 'Freedom' Also Meeting Earl Morgan Of The Heptones Who Later Produced His Album Shining Star. In The Early 1980s He Recorded Singles For A Variety Of Producers Including Linval Thompson Augustus Pablo Clement Dodd Sugar Minott Yabby You And Derrick Harriott And Recorded His Debut Album With Mikey Dread Reggae Sound. He Teamed Up With Roy Cousins For Two Albums Julie And Special Request. Earlier Material Recorded For Studio One Was Released As 1985's Showcase Album.
In 1985 After Spending Time In The United States He Relocated To England And Began Working With Producers Like Mad Professor. One Of His Tracks From This Era Was A Cover Version Of "Holding Back The Years" Which Had Been A Big Hit For Simply Red. Returning To Jamaica He Worked Briefly With King Jammy. In The 1990s He Made Guest Appearances On Tracks By Dreadzone And Leftfield Reworking His Classic 'Trials And Crosses' Originally Recorded For Linval Thompson As 'Release The Pressure'. He Signed To WEA For His Major Label Debut 1997's Steppin' Out Album.
Since Then He Has Continued To Release Many Albums And Single On A Variety Of Labels As Well As Playing Live Around Europe And The US. Check Www.Earlsixteen.Com For More Info read less

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