Errol Dunkley
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JAN
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2023
London, United Kingdom
The Jazz Cafe
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MAR
13
2020
Manchester, United Kingdom
Band on the Wall
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OCT
24
2019
London, United Kingdom
The White Lion, Streatham
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JAN
14
2017
Priory, Jamaica
Grizzly's Plantation Cove
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NOV
04
2016
Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Rum Shack
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AUG
02
2014
London, United Kingdom
Indigo at The O2
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About Errol Dunkley
Errol Dunkley is a Jamaican reggae singer, born in Kingston in 1951. Dunkley's recording career began in 1965, when he was fourteen, with "Gypsy" (a duet with Roy Shirley) for Lindel Pottinger's Gaydisc label, "My Queen" (with Junior English) for Prince Buster, and "Love Me Forever" on the Rio label [1]. Between 1967 and 1968 he recorded several singles for Joe Gibbs including "Please Stop Your Lying" (1967) and "Love Brother" (1968), before switching to Coxsone Dodd in 1969.[2]
In the early 1970s, together with Gregory Isaacs he formed the African Museum record label, although Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, while Dunkley formed a new label, Silver Ring. In 1972 he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep The Pressure On" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's Sonia Pottinger produced debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, which included the track "A Little Way Different".
Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and towards the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a John Holt-penned song, that reached number 11[3]. He also avoided the one-hit wonder tag, by securing a minor chart placing with the 1980 follow-up release "Sit Down And Cry".
Dunkley's biggest hit, "OK Fred", was re-recorded in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Dunkley
In the early 1970s, together with Gregory Isaacs he formed the African Museum record label, although Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, while Dunkley formed a new label, Silver Ring. In 1972 he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep The Pressure On" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's Sonia Pottinger produced debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, which included the track "A Little Way Different".
Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and towards the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a John Holt-penned song, that reached number 11[3]. He also avoided the one-hit wonder tag, by securing a minor chart placing with the 1980 follow-up release "Sit Down And Cry".
Dunkley's biggest hit, "OK Fred", was re-recorded in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Dunkley
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Genres:
Reggae
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Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
JAN
08
2023
London, United Kingdom
The Jazz Cafe
I Was There
MAR
13
2020
Manchester, United Kingdom
Band on the Wall
I Was There
OCT
24
2019
London, United Kingdom
The White Lion, Streatham
I Was There
JAN
14
2017
Priory, Jamaica
Grizzly's Plantation Cove
I Was There
NOV
04
2016
Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Rum Shack
I Was There
AUG
02
2014
London, United Kingdom
Indigo at The O2
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Errol Dunkley
Errol Dunkley is a Jamaican reggae singer, born in Kingston in 1951. Dunkley's recording career began in 1965, when he was fourteen, with "Gypsy" (a duet with Roy Shirley) for Lindel Pottinger's Gaydisc label, "My Queen" (with Junior English) for Prince Buster, and "Love Me Forever" on the Rio label [1]. Between 1967 and 1968 he recorded several singles for Joe Gibbs including "Please Stop Your Lying" (1967) and "Love Brother" (1968), before switching to Coxsone Dodd in 1969.[2]
In the early 1970s, together with Gregory Isaacs he formed the African Museum record label, although Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, while Dunkley formed a new label, Silver Ring. In 1972 he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep The Pressure On" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's Sonia Pottinger produced debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, which included the track "A Little Way Different".
Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and towards the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a John Holt-penned song, that reached number 11[3]. He also avoided the one-hit wonder tag, by securing a minor chart placing with the 1980 follow-up release "Sit Down And Cry".
Dunkley's biggest hit, "OK Fred", was re-recorded in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Dunkley
In the early 1970s, together with Gregory Isaacs he formed the African Museum record label, although Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, while Dunkley formed a new label, Silver Ring. In 1972 he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep The Pressure On" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's Sonia Pottinger produced debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, which included the track "A Little Way Different".
Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and towards the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a John Holt-penned song, that reached number 11[3]. He also avoided the one-hit wonder tag, by securing a minor chart placing with the 1980 follow-up release "Sit Down And Cry".
Dunkley's biggest hit, "OK Fred", was re-recorded in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Dunkley
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Genres:
Reggae
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