Wow, what a fabulous post, such an archive to enjoy!
I knew of the connection with Bob Marley but very little else, I never realised the connection with the Upsetters. I saw in the press that he had died. Thank you for pulling all this together.
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Thank you! I tried to make it substantial but not too long as I know many Hivers don't like to read 😄.
His is a catalogue I need to study as his sounds and willingness to take risk with the music are like no other. I heard the Upsetters were quite popular in England and Perry collaborated with a lot of acts there.
They were popular - Return of Django was one of the first records I bought, it was no 5 in the charts! I'm with you, I need to investigate the back catalogue. I'm thinking I might go to a music appreciation course to get a better understanding of why some records are so good. I was reading about diminished chords yesterday and how they create edginess and tension in a song - I never knew!