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Perry, Lee, 1936-2021

LC control no.n 88606779
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LC classificationML420.P455 Biography
Personal name headingPerry, Lee, 1936-2021
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Variant(s)Perry, Scratch, 1936-2021
Upsetter, 1936-2021
Perry, Rainford Hugh Lee "Scratch", 1936-2021
Scratch, 1936-2021
Perry, Lee "Scratch", 1936-2021
Jackson, Pipecock, 1936-2021
Associated countryJamaica
Birth date1936-03-20
Death date2021-08-29
Place of birthKendal (Jamaica)
Place of deathLucea (Jamaica)
Field of activityDub (Music) Reggae music
Profession or occupationDisc jockeys Singers Composers Lyricists
Sound recording executives and producers Reggae musicians
Found inThe Upsetter box set [SR] p1985: label (Lee "Scratch" Perry; Upsetter) inner sleeve (Perry went by the nickname Upsetter)
Rolling Stone encyc. of rock & roll (Lee "Scratch" Perry; b. 1940, Jamaica; under many names, disc jockey, producer, record businessman, songwriter, singer Lee Perry has been a guiding force in the development of reggae)
Katz, David. People funny boy, 2000: foreword (Rainford Hugh Lee "Scratch" Perry) p. 1 ("there is still confusion about his date of birth, with conflicting information and a lack of official records contributing to the uncertainty. ... The most consistent information indicates Lee Perry was born in Kendal [Jamaica] on Friday, March 20, 1936")
Int. ww in mus. Vol. 2, Pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Perry, Lee "Scratch" (Rainford Hugh Perry); b. 1936, Hanover, Jamaica; recording artist, recorder producer; also billed as Scratch and the Upsetter)
The Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll, 2001 (Perry, Lee "Scratch"; b. Rainford Hugh Perry, Mar. 20, 1936, Hanover, Jam.)
Wikipedia, August 31, 2021 (Lee "Scratch" Perry; born Rainford Hugh Perry, March 20, 1936, Kendal, Jamaica, in the parish of Hanover; died August 29, 2021, Lucea, Jamaica, aged 85; Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style; a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks; also known as "Pipecock Jackson" and "The Upsetter")
New York times online, August 31, 2021 (obituary dated August 30, 2021: Lee (Scratch) Perry; innovative Jamaican producer who mentored Bob Marley and pushed reggae into the sonic avant-garde with his dub productions; born Rainford Hugh Perry, March 20, 1936, in Kendal, in rural western Jamaica; died Sunday [August 29] in Lucca [that is, Lucea], Jamaica)
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