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Freddie McGregor Born 27 June 1956 Clarendon Jamaica Has Been Variously A Singer Musician And Producer. According To Allmusic He Is One Of Reggae's Most Durable And Soulful Singers With An Incredibly Steady Career That Started All The Way Back In The 1960s When He Was Just Seven Years Old. Biography In 1963 He Joined With Ernest Wilson And Peter Austin To Form The Clarendonians And Began To Record For The Studio One Label. McGregor Worked With Producer Niney The Observer During The Late 1970s And Early 1980s. In 1975 McGregor Converted To Rastafari Which Had A Profound Impact On His Music. 1 He Is A Member Of The Twelve Tribes Organization. His Popularity Soared In The Early 1980s With The Release Of "Bobby Babylon". Other Popular Hits Of McGregor's Include "Big Ship" "Push Comes To Shove" "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" And "I Was Born A Winner" As Well As Cover Versions Of Many Early Reggae Standards. He Has Also Worked With Producers Junjo Lawes Linval Thompson And Gussie Clarke. McGregor Has Also Toured Extensively For Many Years. In 1984 He Inaugurated His Own Big Ship Label Secured A Licensing Agreement With RAS Records In U.S. And Released Come On Over In 1987. After Slowing His Pace In The Late 1990s McGregor Returned In 2000 With The Acclaimed Signature Which Restored His Typical Balance Of Roots Reggae And Lovers Rock With Touches Of Dancehall. He Followed It Two Years Later With A Similarly Well-Received Album The Grammy Nominated Anything For You. 1 He Established The Big Ship Recording Studio And Has Produced Many Artists Including Luciano And Mikey Spice. One Of McGregor's Three Sons Stephen Is A Dancehall Record Producer. McGregor Has Spanned Nearly Every Stylistic Shift In Jamaican Music From Ska And Rocksteady To Rastafarian Roots Reggae To Lovers Rock His Particular Specialty To Dabblings In Dancehall Ragga And Dub.
Discography Albums * Bobby Bobylon 1979 Studio One * Mr. McGregor Aka Freddie McGregor 1979 Observer/Jackal/56 Hope Rd/Mercury * Lovers Rock Showcase Jamaica Style 1981 Live & Love * Showcase 1981 Observer * Big Ship 1982 Greensleeves/Thompson Sounds * I Am Ready 1982 Coxsone/Studio One * Love At First Sight 1982 Intense * Come On Over 1983 RAS * Rhythm So Nice 1983 Thompson Sounds * Across The Border 1984 RAS * All In The Same Boat 1986 RAS * Freddie McGregor 1987 Polydor * Don't Want To Be Lonely Studio One * Live At The Town & Country Club 1991 VP * FM 1992 High Times * Live In London 1991 1993 Charly * Roots Man Skanking Clocktower * Sing Jamaican Classics Vol.1 * Jamaican Classics Vol.2 1998 Big Ship * Magic In The Air 1999 Big Ship * Zion Chant 1999 Heartbeat * Signature 2000 VP * Rumours 2000 Greensleeves * Carry Go Bring Come 2000 Greensleeves * Hard To Get 2000 Greensleeves * Forever My Love 2000 RAS * Push On 2002 Big Ship * Lovers Rock 2003 Prestige * Anything For You 2002 VP * Reggae Max 2003 Jet Star * Heart Is Willing 2003 Charm * Rhythms Of My Heart 2004 Nuff * Comin' In Tough 2005 VP * Masterpiece 200? VP * Mister Eudaric Riddim 2009 * Mr.McGregor 2009 VP * Giants 2009 Joe Gibbs Publishing UK Hit Singles The Following Were Hits On The UK Singles Chart * "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" 1987 - Chart Number 9 * "That Girl Groovy Situation " 1987 - Chart Number 47 DVD Video
Freddie McGregor Releases * Live Video Music Inc. DVD Various Artists Releases Featuring McGregor * Sunsplash '90 - Reggae Rockers 1990 Wienerworld DVD * The Reggae Movie 1996 Geneon DVD * Golden Voices Of Reggae 2005 Island MVD DVD * Western Consciousness Pt 2 2005 Island MVD DVD read less