eggae is a music genre
that originated out of Jamaica in the 1960’s that evolved out of the earlier
genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae
is also strongly influenced by traditional mento and calypso music, as well as
American jazz and rhythm and blues, which has spread to many countries across
the world.
We took a look at some of
the greatest reggae singers of all times, but narrowing down the list of the greatest
was difficult, because there were so many to choose from.
List
of the 50 greatest Reggae Singers
1.
Bob
Marley – The most popular artists in modern culture
2.
Peter
Tosh - The “Steppin Razor” was a self-taught guitarist and keyboardist
3.
Jimmy
Cliff - Reggae’s Lost King. With a career spanning 50 years, Cliff
is best known among mainstream
audiences for his song
“Many Rivers to Cross”
4.
Burning
Spear - One of the
most influential and long-standing roots artists
5.
Alton
Ellis - The Godfather of Rocksteady. In 2006, he was inducted into
the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.
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| Bunny Wailer |
6.
Bunny Wailer- A three-time
Grammy award winner, he is considered one of the longtime standard bearers of
reggae music. He was named by Newsweek as one of the
three most important musicians in world music
9.
Jacob Miller – Known as
one of the most distinctive vocal stylists, with a
trademark vibrato
10.
Beres Hammond – Best known
for romantic lovers rock and soulful voice
11.
Errol Dunkley
– He
started his recording career at age 14 and his best known for his hit song “OK Fred”
12.
Lee
"Scratch" Perry – Was on Rolling Stone list of "100 Greatest
Artists of All Time”
13.
Larry
Marshall – His
musical career stretches back to the early 1960s. His
hit song "Nanny Goat" is regarded as the record that began the
shift from rocksteady to reggae
14.
I-Roy - The mighty
poet
16.
John Holt - One of the
biggest stars of reggae
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| U-Roy |
17.
U-Roy – He is the
pioneer of toasting
18.
Leroy Smart - One of
Jamaica's most outrageous and colourful artiste
19.
Bob Andy- Reggae
vocalist and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of reggae's most
influential songwriters
21.
Prince Buster - He is
regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and
rocksteady music
22.
Millie Small- Best known
for her 1964 cover version of "My Boy Lollipop".
24.
Scientist – He
came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums. Five of his
songs from the album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the
Vampires were used as the playlist songs on the K-Jah radio
station in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto 3
25.
Sugar Minott – He was able
to encompass different styles from rough roots, to sweet lovers, through to
classic dancehall, he was an artist of some influence
26.
Judge Dread – A ska and
reggae artiste from London, who was the white recording
artist.
27.
Ras Michael
aka Dadawah – Nyabinghi specialist
28.
Ken Boothe – Known for
his distinctive vibrato and timbre
30.
Johnny Clarke - One of
Jamaica's most outstanding vocal talents
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| Pablo Moses |
31.
Pablo Moses - Best known for
his debut, 1975's Revolutionary Dream
32.
Freddie
McGregor
– The "I Was Born A Winner" artiste is one of the most durable and
soulful reggae singers.
33.
Maxi Priest - British reggae vocalist British reggae vocalist, who best known for
singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae
fusion
34.
Shaggy - Another reggae fusion
singer, best known for his hit singles "Boombastic",
"It Wasn't Me" and "Angel".
35.
Yellowman – Reggae
(rub-a-dub) singer known for hits such a “Blueberry Hill"
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| Max Romeo |
36.
Max Romeo - A reggae and roots reggae recording artist
37.
Linval
Thompson
– A reggae and dub musician
38.
Delroy Wilson - Ska,
rocksteady and reggae singer
39.
Barrington
Levy – The "Here I Come" is known as reggae's 'Mellow Canary'
40.
Mikey Dread - He was one
of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music
41.
Derrick Morgan – He became
the first artist ever to fill the places from one to seven on the Jamaican pop
chart simultaneously
42.
Junior Delgado - Was a reggae singer, famed for his roots style
43.
Eek-a-Mouse - He is one
of the early artists to be described as a “singjay”. His music career
began when he was in college with the
release of two roots reggae singles
44.
Junior Reid – The “One
Blood", the song became an anthem for unity in America and around the
world
45.
Capelton aka
King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet - His lyrics
are deep, precise, and thoughtful and has left fans eager for more.
46.
Johnny
Osbourne –
He rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s, best known for his hit
single “Buddy Bye"
47.
Garnet Silk – Known for his
emotive, powerful and smooth voice
48.
Ijahman Levi – He released
his first album Haile I Hymn, was released on Island
Records
in 1978
49.
Horace Andy – A roots reggae
songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as
"Government Land" also "Angel" & "Five Man
Army"
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| Augustus Pablo |
50.
Augustus Pablo - Roots
reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist
Please note this list does not include
dancehall, or reggae DJs, groups or bands.
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