Leonard Dillon
Leonard Dillon (born December 9, 1942 in Portland Parish , Jamaica , † September 28, 2011 in Kingston , Jamaica) was a Jamaican musician .
Life
Dillon, born in Portland Parish in 1942, began his career in the early 1960s under the pseudonym Jack Sparrow and recorded a number of ska songs, such as Bull Whip , in which the young Bob Marley can be heard as a background singer. He was then the singer and songwriter of the reggae group The Ethiopians . His texts and his life were shaped by the Rastafarian . His best known songs included Train to Skaville and Everything Crash .
Dillon died of lung cancer.
Web links
- Literature by and about Leonard Dillon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview, May 27, 2001
Individual evidence
- ^ ITunes - Leonard Dillon
- ↑ Reggae Pioneer Leonard Dillon dies, accessed on September 29, 2011 ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Dillon, Leonard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 2011 |
| Place of death | Kingston , Jamaica |