| LC control no. | n 88606779 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.P455 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Perry, Lee, 1936-2021 |
| 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 country | Jamaica |
| Birth date | 1936-03-20 |
| Death date | 2021-08-29 |
| Place of birth | Kendal (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | Lucea (Jamaica) |
| Field of activity | Dub (Music) Reggae music |
| Profession or occupation | Disc jockeys Singers Composers Lyricists Sound recording executives and producers Reggae musicians |
| Found in | The 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) |
| Invalid LCCN | no2002007799 |
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