Freedom Street - Muziek

Ken Boothe's Born 1948 In Kingston Jamaica Is Known As "Mr Rocksteady" For His Prominence During The Musical Period 1966-1974 And Was A Major Idol For The To-Be Members Of UB40. Boothe Started By Recording A Version Of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet On A String" In 1967. Later The Same Year Boothe And Alton Ellis Had A Successful U.K. Tour With The Group The Soul Vendors. Under New Direction From Record Producer Lloyd Chalmers The Song "Everything I Own" Surprisingly Was Number One In The UK In 1974. The Song Written By David Gates Was Given A Sympathetic Light Reggae Feel And Found Instant Favour In The West Indies And In The U.K. Boothe Seemed At The Time To Have The Makings Of An International Long-Lasting Hit Maker Certainly When Compared To Most Of The Other Latter-Day Reggae Acts. His Smoother Style Gave Him A Wider Appeal Rather Like UB40 And Aswad. Boothe's Choice Of Songs Also Showed The Breadth Of His Musical Taste. But For All That He Only Managed One More Hit In The UK Chart "Crying Over You" Which Made Number 11. In More Recent Times Boothe Has Also Recorded For Bunny Lee Phil Pratt King Jammy Pete Weston Jack Ruby Hugh "Red Man" James Castro Brown And Tappa Zukie. Plus In 1995 He Teamed Up With Shaggy For A New Styled Version Of His Old Track "The Train Is Coming" Which Appeared On The Soundtrack Of The Film Money Train. A Double-Disc Overview Of Boothe's Trojan Years Crying Over You Was Released By The Label In 2001. Boothe's Official Web Site Is At Www.Kenboothemusic.Com read less