| LC control no. | no2008003369 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rodriguez, Rico |
| Variant(s) | Rodriguez, Emmanuel Reco, 1934-2015 Rico, 1934-2015 |
| Located | Kingston (Jamaica) London (England) |
| Birth date | 1934-10-17 |
| Death date | 2015-09-04 |
| Place of birth | Havana (Cuba) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Reggae music Ska (Music) 2-Tone |
| Affiliation | Specials (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Trombonists |
| Found in | Reggae archive [SR] 1994: container (Rico Rodriguez, vocals) Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 24, 2011 (Rico Rodriguez; Emmanuel Rodriguez; Reco; El Reco; b. Oct. 17, 1934, Kingston, Jamaica; ska and reggae trombonist) viewed Sept. 9, 2015 (b. in Havana, Cuba, 17 Oct. 1934; d. in London, 4 Sept. 2015) LCCN 95-788173: That man is forward, p1981. Scotsman WWW site, viewed Sept. 9, 2015 (Rico Rodriguez; born: 17 October, 1934, in Havana, Cuba; died: 4 September, 2015, in London, aged 80; trombone player whose close affiliation with the sound of Jamaican reggae music and its UK-created descendant 2-Tone would put him at the forefront of the genre for half a century and more; until the end of his 20s he was a Kingston-based session player for seminal reggae artists including Prince Buster, but arguably his greatest period of popular recognition was when he joined famed Coventry 2-Tone icons The Specials, first as a session player on their 1979 debut album, then as a full member on the 1980 follow-up More Specials; raised on the west side of Kingston, Jamaica; in 1961 Rodriguez moved to London) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98052785 |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
