Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe ( born March 22, 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica ) is a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter.
Biography
The career of Ken Boothe began with the Caribbean music producer Clement " Coxsone " Dodd, by means of which he recorded a cover version of the song Puppet on a String by Sandie Shaw in 1967. In the same year he and Alton Ellis toured with the band The Soul Vendors successfully by the United Kingdom.
After he separated from Coxsone, he worked with the producer Leslie Kong and Keith Hudson. He founded the band Conscious Minds with BB Seaton and the musician became famous in the 1970s because of its success as Mr. Rock Steady. His first big success represented the single Everything I Own, with which he reached in 1974 number 1 in the UK charts. This success was achieved in collaboration with producer Lloyd Chalmers. The value written by David Gates song has been interpreted by Ken Boothe worn, reggae rhythm, which was well received not only in the Caribbean, but also in the UK. The original soft- rock band Bread reached in the UK chart position 32 and in the U.S. 5th place in the same year Ken Boothe Crying Over You also had with another hit in the UK was ranked 11th
In recent times, Boothe with Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, King Jammy, Pete Weston, Jack Ruby, Hugh " Red Man " James, Castro Brown and Tappa Zukie worked together. Also, he did in 1995 with the reggae - pop musician Shaggy together, with which he re- recorded his old song The Train Is Coming, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film Money Train. In 2001, appeared on the record label Trojan Records, the double - CD Crying Over You, which contains the best shots of Ken Boothe.