Richard Hall (musician)
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Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall | |
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| Birth name | Richard Hall |
| Also known as | Dirty Harry |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instrument | Tenor Saxophone |
Richard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.
Biography
A former Alpha Boys[1] school student famous for his tenor saxophone playing. In 1974 he played on Jacob Miller's "Keep On Knocking" for Augustus Pablo's Rockers Production team.[2] In 1975 he was asked to contribute to Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey[3] album which featured the Black Disciples[4] band. He also played on Peter Tosh's hugely successful second solo album, Equal Rights. The movie Rockers features Richard Hall, alongside Bobby Ellis and Tommy McCook, playing "Satta A Massagana" and features a picture of Richard Hall on the cover of the VHS release.[5]
Richard Hall was shot and killed at a robbery in Manhattan.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ "Alpha Old Boys". Alphaoldboysassociation.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://web.archive.org/20081002015404/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com:80/lifestyle/html/20030315T180000-0500_41096_OBS_PUTTING_GARVEY_INTO_FOCUS.asp. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mr Hornsman... Interview with Bobby Ellis". Reggae-vibes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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