Jesse Green (reggae musician)
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Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.
Born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Jesse attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.
Green was a member of The Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s before launching a solo career in 1976.[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the U.S. and the UK.
[edit] Charting singles
- "Nice and Slow (Disco Edit)" (1976) U.S. Disco #1 or #3,[2] UK #17[3]
- "Flip" (1976) U.S. #17,[2] UK #26[3]
- "Come With Me" (1977) UK #29[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Review of Nice and Slow, Allmusic.com
- ^ a b Allmusic reports a #1 charting, but Joel Whitburn's books report it at #3.
- ^ a b c Search for "Jesse Green" performed at everyhit.com database on May 19, 2008.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
