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April 22, 2005

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 100) Lee "Scratch" Perry

By Adam Horovitz

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Panic In Babylon

If you buy one of the reggae legend's many recent CDs, make it this one You say you didn't know Lee Perry won a Grammy for Jamaican E.T. in 2003? You say the nutty old dubmaster is hard to keep track of, living in Zurich and all? True, he's released some twenty albums in the past four years, twice...

2006 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

I Am The Upsetter: The Story Of Lee "Scratch" Perry

2005

Arkology

1997

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Biography

Working under many names - as well as in many capacities: disc jockey, producer, record businessman, songwriter, singer - Lee Perry has been a guiding force in the development of reggae. In addition to his own trailblazing music, Lee Perry has produced hits for the Wailers, Junior Byles, Max Romeo, the Heptones, Gregory Isaacs, Junior Murvin, and the Clash. Known for his bizarre behavior and strea...

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