Ken Boothe

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With Inna De Yard at the Rudolstadt Festival 2019

Ken Boothe (* 22. March 1948 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican ska - and reggae - singer and songwriter .

biography

Ken Boothe's career began with the Caribbean music producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd , with whose help he recorded a cover version of Sandie Shaw's song Puppet on a String in 1967 . In the same year he and Alton Ellis successfully toured the UK with the band The Soul Vendors .

After breaking up with Coxsone, he worked with producers Leslie Kong and Keith Hudson . He formed the band Conscious Minds with musician BB Seaton and became known as Mr. Rocksteady in the 1970s due to his success . His first big success was the single Everything I Own , with which he reached number 1 in the British charts in 1974 . This success was achieved in collaboration with producer Lloyd Chalmers. The song, written by David Gates , was interpreted by Ken Boothe in a solemn reggae rhythm, which was well received not only in the Caribbean but also in the United Kingdom. The original of the soft rock band Bread reached chart position 32 in Great Britain and number 5 in the USA. In the same year, Ken Boothe also had another hit in Great Britain with Crying Over You at number 11.

More recently, Boothe has worked with Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, King Jammy , Pete Weston, Jack Ruby, Hugh "Red Man" James, Castro Brown and Tappa Zukie. He also teamed up with reggae pop musician Shaggy in 1995 , with whom he re-recorded his old piece of music The Train Is Coming , which appeared on the soundtrack of the film Money Train . In 2001 the record label Trojan Records released the double CD Crying Over You , which contains the best recordings by Ken Boothe.

Discography

Ken Boothe
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Everything I Own
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
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09/21/1974 (13 weeks)
Crying Over You
  UK 11 December 14, 1974 (10 weeks)

Albums

  • 1967: Mr. Rock Steady
  • 1968: More of Ken Boothe
  • 1970: Freedom Street
  • 1971: The Great Ken Boothe Meets BB Seaton & the Gaylads (Meets BB Seaton & the Gaylads)
  • 1972: Boothe Unlimited
  • 1974: Everything I Own
  • 1974: Let's Get It On
  • 1974: Black Gold & Green
  • 1976: Blood Brothers
  • 1978: Showcase
  • 1978: Got to Get Away Showcase
  • 1979: Reggae for Lovers
  • 1979: Who Gets Your Love?
  • 1979: Memories (Jamaica: I'm Just a Man )
  • 1986: Imagine
  • 1987: 2 of a Kind (with Tyrone Taylor)
  • 1989: Don't You Know
  • 1989: Call Me
  • 1990: Talk to Me
  • 1993: Power of Love
  • 1997: Say You
  • 1999: A Man and His Hits
  • 2005: Live in Paris

Compilations

  • 1978: Live Good
  • 1987: The Ken Boothe Collection (Eighteen Classic Songs)
  • 1994: The Best of & the Rest Of
  • 1995: The Ken Boothe Collection
  • 1995: Rock on Love
  • 1997: Everything I Own
  • 2001: Crying Over You - Anthology 1963-1978
  • 2003: Everything I Own - The Best of Ken Boothe
  • 2004: Ain't That Loving You
  • 2006: You're No Good
  • 2006: An Introduction to Ken Boothe
  • 2007: Everything I Own: The Definitive Collection

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  1. ↑ There are contradicting statements regarding the year of birth, mostly 1948 is mentioned
  2. ↑ Chart data bread
  3. ↑ a b UK chart data
  4. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

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personal data
SURNAME Boothe, Ken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican reggae composer and ska singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston , Jamaica