That’s a nice selection of the man’s tunes. Sad that another legendary musician should be so senselessly killed. He may have been overshadowed a bit by Slim Smith in The Techniques but was still a great voice and one of JA’s most important producers.
[…] until he’s dead. His son is one of Jamaica’s best known and best DJs, Kurt Riley. Even a small sampling of the tunes that Winston Riley produced or the artists that he discovered and guided is too small to truly pay […]
I met winston in Toronto in the 80 ties, while he was on business on the record strip. We had lunch, and talked about the record industy. he seems to be an honest person, and gave me lots of advice how to produce my records. I never saw him again in the flesh, but had been following his tracks. It’s sad that he should pass like those before him. I listed our meeting in my un publish book “Dance Hall” A personal Bio. I never knew I would be listing him in the gone, but not forgotten section. My condolences to his family, and friends.
I met Mr. Riley when I went to his record shop looking for a song by Slim Smith which I was trying to get call the “Time has come” and couldn’t find it anywhere. He showed me an album by Slim Smith with the song on the album which I purchased, we got to talking I told him about the radio station and about a feature I will be doing highlighting the musicians and not so much the singers. He told me about a riddim call the “Stalag Riddim” and he would love to come on the station and talk about the many songs he had produced. I tried to get back in touch with him, however the time that I called I got his son Andre Riley instead telling that the shop was burned down and his father was not there and I was to call back later, unfortunately I did not. If only I had call back who knows I may be playng the recording of the program that we did with him. I am so so sorry. Friday of this week on my program 9am-10am Jamaica day I will be doing a tribute to him. You know on my program to day (10am-2pm)I played “Ring the Alarm” followed by Sizzla’ “Dry Cry” and I had no idea that he was connected to those songs. My Condolences to his family and friends.on behalf of Sun City Radio 104.9FM.
That’s a nice selection of the man’s tunes. Sad that another legendary musician should be so senselessly killed. He may have been overshadowed a bit by Slim Smith in The Techniques but was still a great voice and one of JA’s most important producers.
Good roundup of his tunes and, yet, there are so many more. What influence this man had.
[…] until he’s dead. His son is one of Jamaica’s best known and best DJs, Kurt Riley. Even a small sampling of the tunes that Winston Riley produced or the artists that he discovered and guided is too small to truly pay […]
I met winston in Toronto in the 80 ties, while he was on business on the record strip. We had lunch, and talked about the record industy. he seems to be an honest person, and gave me lots of advice how to produce my records. I never saw him again in the flesh, but had been following his tracks. It’s sad that he should pass like those before him. I listed our meeting in my un publish book “Dance Hall” A personal Bio. I never knew I would be listing him in the gone, but not forgotten section. My condolences to his family, and friends.
I met Mr. Riley when I went to his record shop looking for a song by Slim Smith which I was trying to get call the “Time has come” and couldn’t find it anywhere. He showed me an album by Slim Smith with the song on the album which I purchased, we got to talking I told him about the radio station and about a feature I will be doing highlighting the musicians and not so much the singers. He told me about a riddim call the “Stalag Riddim” and he would love to come on the station and talk about the many songs he had produced. I tried to get back in touch with him, however the time that I called I got his son Andre Riley instead telling that the shop was burned down and his father was not there and I was to call back later, unfortunately I did not. If only I had call back who knows I may be playng the recording of the program that we did with him. I am so so sorry. Friday of this week on my program 9am-10am Jamaica day I will be doing a tribute to him. You know on my program to day (10am-2pm)I played “Ring the Alarm” followed by Sizzla’ “Dry Cry” and I had no idea that he was connected to those songs. My Condolences to his family and friends.on behalf of Sun City Radio 104.9FM.
[…] for legendary Jamaican producers like Byron Lee and Duke Reid before Mr. Riley left to establish his own record label in […]
[…] for legendary Jamaican producers like Byron Lee and Duke Reid before Mr. Riley left to establish his own record label in […]
[…] for legendary Jamaican producers like Byron Lee and Duke Reid before Mr. Riley left to establish his own record label in […]
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