| LC control no. | no 98033726 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | General Echo, 1955-1980 |
| Variant(s) | Robinson, Earl Anthony, 1955-1980 Ranking Slackness, 1955-1980 |
| Birth date | 1955-12-08 |
| Death date | 1980-11-22 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Field of activity | Reggae music |
| Profession or occupation | Disc jockeys Singers |
| Special note | Machine-derived authority record. |
| Found in | LCCN 94-750019: 12" of pleasure, p1980 Wikipedia, December 8, 2016 (General Echo; Earl Anthony Robinson; born December 8, 1955; died November 22, 1980; born in Fletcher's Land area of Kingston, Jamaica; better known as General Echo, aka Ranking Slackness; reggae deejay who moved away from 'cultural' lyrics towards 'slackness' (risqué or sexually explicit lyrics); influenced future deejays particularly in UK; operated his own Echo Tone Hi Fi sounds system; had a number one hit, "Arleen" in Jamaica; shot dead by Kingston police in 1980 along with 2 of his recording friends) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Echo> |
| Associated language | eng |
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