Pinky Dread - Reggae Island Grooves '2024

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George Henry aka Pinky Dread was born in Falmouth, Jamaica. He is the son of
Hortense Ellis, also known as "Jamaica's First Lady of Songs" who was known for
his work with Lee Scratch Perry, Bunny Lee and Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare.
He is also the nephew of legendary singer-songwriter Alton Ellis, Jamaica's
Godfather of Rocksteady. Pinky started singing when he was only 6 years old by
singing at his church and school choirs. At the age of 12, he won a singing
contest, the Jamaican Band Wagon, whose win allowed him to take the stage with
non-other than legendary Bob Marley with whom he shared vocals in five songs. In
the early 70s, Pinky started recording for the Twinkle Brothers Talent Agency.
He accomplished this by winning another competition. He was then flown to
England where he recorded two songs "Children Cry" and "Street of Babylon". In
1979, when he was 18 years old, he received a call from Newton Merit, Jimmy
Cliff’s manager since he wanted him to audition for a spot on the Jimmy
Cliff TV Show. Since then he has been recording and singing non-stop, touring
Japan and Europe, but always coming back to his beloved Jamaica. In early 2020,
Pinky Dread signed with Music Brokers for a the next stage in his career having
accomplished of very successful string of singles including collaborations with
Sublime Reggae Kings, Sarah Menescal and Jamaican Reggae Cuts.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Pinky Dread - Rastaman Chant (3:03) 
1.02 - Pinky Dread - Earned It (2:50) 
1.03 - Pinky Dread - Wind Of Change (2:51) 
1.04 - Pinky Dread - Lovely Day (2:49) 
1.05 - Pinky Dread - You Get What You Give (3:10) 
1.06 - Pinky Dread - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (3:04) 
1.07 - Pinky Dread - I Want You Back (2:15) 
1.08 - Pinky Dread - Give Yourself a Chance (2:24) 
1.09 - Pinky Dread - Lost Souls (3:27) 
1.10 - Pinky Dread - The Living Years (4:14)

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