The aggrovators
| The aggrovators | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Jamaica |
| Genre (s) | Dub , reggae |
| former members | |
| Lennox Brown | |
| Tony Chin | |
| Ansel Collins | |
| Carlton "Santa" Davis | |
| Bobby Ellis | |
| Vin Gordon | |
| Bernard "Touter" Harvey | |
| Tommy McCook | |
| Robbie Shakespeare | |
| Earl "Chinna" Smith | |
| George "Fully" Fullwood | |
| Winston "Bo Beep" Bowen | |
| Sly Dunbar | |
| Carlton Barrett | |
| Aston "Family Man" Barrett | |
| Lloyd Parks | |
| Ossie Hibbert | |
| Keith Sterling | |
| Errol "Tarzan" Nelson | |
| Winston Wright | |
| Barnabus | |
| Noel "Scully" Simms | |
The Aggrovators were a dub / reggae -Formation in the 1970s and 1980s, and a session - band of music producer Bunny Lee . The line-up varied, but Lee always kept the band name - regardless of the line-up. The band was named after the Agro Sounds record store Lee ran in the late 1960s. Many of the former band members later became well-known reggae musicians themselves. Well-known musicians like Jackie Mittoo , Sly and Robbie , Tommy McCook and Aston Barrett , were involved in the band one or more times. Others, however, like thatCarlton "Santa" Davis , Earl "Chinna" Smith , George "Fully" Fullwood , Ansel Collins , Bernard "Touter" Harvey , Tony Chin , Bobby Ellis and Vin Gordon were part of the permanent cast. The band recorded Lee's most popular works from the 1970s, with the instrumental B-sides of Lee's single releases on the record label Jackpot and Justice basically dedicated to the aggrovators, and mixed by King Tubby .
Discography
Albums
- 1975: Shalom Dub ( King Tubby & The Aggrovators)
- 1975: Brass Rockers ( Tommy McCook & The Aggravators)
- 1975: Cookin (Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators)
- 1975: King Tubby Meets The Aggrovators At Dub Station (Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators)
- 1975: Show Case (Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators)
- 1976: Rasta Dub 76
- 1976: Reggae Stones Dub
- 1977: Kaya Dub
- 1977: Aggrovators Meets The Revolutioners At Channel One Studios
- 1977: Disco Rockers (Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators) (aka Hot Lava )
- 1978: Guerilla Dub (The Aggrovators & The Revolutionaries )
- 1978: Jammies In Lion Dub Style
- 1979: Rockers Almighty Dub (The Aggrovators & The Revolutionaries)
- 197X: Presents Super Dub Disco Style ( Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators)
- 1982: Dubbing In The Back Yard (King Tubby & The Aggrovators)
- 1983: Scientist Presents Neville Brown With The Aggrovators At Channel One
Compilations
- 1975-77: Bionic Dub (The Aggrovators & King Tubby & Bunny Lee)
- 197X: Bunny Lee Meets King Tubby & Aggrovators
- 1973-77: Creation Dub (The Aggrovators & King Tubby)
- 1974–76: Dub Jackpot (The Aggrovators & King Tubby)
- 1975-76: Dub Justice
- 1975–79: Dub Gone Crazy (The Aggrovators & King Tubby)
- 1973-78: Dubbing It Studio 1 Style
- 1975-77: Foundation Of Dub (King Tubby & The Aggrovators)
- 197X: Instrumental Reggae (The Aggrovators featuring Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook)
- 1975–76: Johnny In The Echo Chamber
- 1973-77: Straight To I Roy Head (Bunny Lee & King Tubby & The Aggrovators)
- 2005: The Rough Guide to Dub (Various artists, World Music Network )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 , p.7
- ↑ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall , Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8 , p. 6th