Joseph Hill (musician)

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Joseph Hill (born January 22, 1949 in Jamaica , † August 19, 2006 in Berlin ) was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and songwriter for the reggae band Culture .

Joseph Hill, 2000

Joseph Hill, who had gained studio experience as a percussionist with the Soul Defenders in Coxsone Dodd's famous Studio One since the early 1970s , founded the reggae band Culture in 1976 . Under Hill, Culture produced a total of 30 albums and he wrote the majority of the songs himself. He became internationally known for his 1977 album Two Sevens Clash, which not least left its mark on the emerging punk movement.

He died suddenly of a heart attack on August 19, 2006 in Berlin while he was on tour with his band in Europe. The tour continued in his honor, however, and his role was taken over by his son Kenyatta.

Albums

  • (1977) Two Seven's Clash
  • (1978) African Stand Alone
  • (1978) Harder Than The Rest
  • (1978) Trod On
  • (1978) Baldhead Bridge
  • (1978) Culture In Dub
  • (1979) Cumbolo
  • (1979) More Innocent Blood
  • (1979) International Herb
  • (1980) Three Sides To My Story
  • (1981) More Culture
  • (1982) Lion Rock
  • (1982) Roots & Culture (Culture & Don Carlos)
  • (1986) Culture In Culture
  • (1988) Culture At Work
  • (1988) Nuff Crisis
  • (1989) Good Things
  • (1992) Wings of a Dove
  • (1995) Production Something
  • (1996) One Stone
  • (1997) Stoned
  • (1997) Trust Me
  • (1998) Cultural Livity (Live)
  • (2000) Humble African
  • (2000) Payday
  • (2000) Scientist Dub's Culture
  • (2002) Live In Africa
  • (2002) Live in Negril
  • (2003) The Healing Of The Nations
  • (2003) World Peace (last album)
  • (2007) Pass The Torch (with and from son "Kenyatta Hill")

Compilations

  • Culture And The Deejays At Joe Gibbs [Culture & Friends - 1977-79]
  • Three The Hard Way [The Wailing Souls & The Meditations & Culture - 198X]
  • Too Long In Slavery [197X]
  • Vital Selection [1978-79]

Awards

  • 2005 Culture Shock Bronze Medal Award
  • 2005 Independence Award from the Jamaican Government.

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personal data
SURNAME Hill, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican singer, guitarist and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH in Jamaica
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 2006
Place of death Berlin , Germany