Jackie Edwards

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For the long-jumper, see Jackie Edwards (athlete).

Wilfred Gerald "Jackie" Edwards (1938 - 15 August 1992) was a musician and songwriter whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads.[1]

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[edit] Career

Edwards was born in Jamaica and came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959; when Blackwell set up Island Records in London in 1962, Edwards travelled with him. Edwards worked as a singer and songwriter for Island as well as performing duties such as delivering records.[1] He wrote both "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", that became #1 singles in the United Kingdom for The Spencer Davis Group.[1] he continued to work as a recording artist himself, with regular album releases through to the mid-1980s. Jackie's music is published through Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd.

Edwards also worked as a producer, co-producing the 1977 album Move Up Starsky by The Mexicano.[2]

[edit] Albums

  • The Most of... (1964) Island
  • Stand Up For Jesus (1964) Island
  • Come on Home (1965) Island
  • By Demand (1966) Island
  • Pledging My Love (1966) (with Millie Small)
  • Premature Golden Sands (1967) Island
  • I Do Love You (1973) Trojan
  • Dearest (197?) Lagoon
  • Do You Believe In Love (1976) Klik
  • Let It Be Me (1978) Jamaica Sound (with Hortense Ellis)
  • Sincerely (1978) Trojan
  • Come to Me Softly (1979) Third World
  • In Paradise (197?) Carl's
  • Starlight (197?) Pye
  • Tell Me Darling (197?) Imperial
  • Nothing Takes the Place of You (1981) Starlight
  • King of the Ghetto (1982) Black Music
  • Tell It Like It Is (1982) Starlight
  • The Original Mr. Cool Ruler (1983) Vista Sounds
  • Musical Treasures Disco Style (198?) Imperial
Compilations
  • The Best of Jackie & Millie (1968) (with Millie Small)
  • 20 Greatest Hits (1977) Conflict
  • 20 Super Hits Sonic Sounds
  • Great Soul Hits (199?) Marginal
  • In Paradise (1994) Trojan
  • Memorial Rhino
  • Singing Hits From Studio One And More Rhino
  • This Is My Story: A History of Jamaica's Greatest Balladeer (2005) Trojan

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
  2. ^ The Mexicano - Move Up Starsky

[edit] External links

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