Origin St Catherine, Jamaica Website www.bruceruffin.com | Instruments Vocals Name Bruce Ruffin | |
Birth name Bernardo Constantine Balderamus Born 17 February 1952 (age 72) St Catherine, Jamaica ( 1952-02-17 ) Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, CEO, Managing Director Role Musical Artist ยท bruceruffin.com Albums Mad About You - The Anthology, Rain: The Best Of Bruce Ruffin 1967-1971, Rain, Bruce Ruffin - EP Record labels Similar People Bob and Marcia, Nicky Thomas, Dave and Ansell Collins, The Pioneers, Rupie Edwards |
Bruce ruffin save the people rhino 1972
Bruce Ruffin (born Bernardo Constantine Balderamus, 17 February 1952, St Catherine, Jamaica) is a rocksteady and reggae artist.
Contents
- Bruce ruffin save the people rhino 1972
- Bruce ruffin dry up your tears trojan 1969
- Biography
- Songs
- References
Bruce ruffin dry up your tears trojan 1969
Biography
Ruffin got his start singing with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires briefly, before in 1967 joining the Techniques, one of the more successful rocksteady vocal groups of the late 1960s. There he sang alongside Pat Kelly, Winston Riley and Junior Menns. He was one of several talented singers to drift through the Techniques' ranks, but his stay with the group was highlighted by several rocksteady hits that he wrote, the most notable of which was "Love Is Not a Gamble".
Restless, Ruffin left the Techniques a year later, returning in 1969 as a solo artist with the upbeat reggae song, "Long About Now".
His greatest success came in the 1970s as a reggae-pop solo artist and writer. He continued to record with a number of record producers (Leslie Kong, Herman Chin Loy, Lloyd Charmers) and had some success with cover versions, including Paul Simon's "Cecilia". However, it was a Jose Feliciano tune, "Rain", that would give his solo career momentum, recorded on Trojan Records, it was a UK number 19 hit in 1971 - the B-side of which was the karaoke favourite "Geronimo".
In 1972 he secured a crossover hit with "Mad About You", which featured odd background vocals and strings arrangement. It was released on the Rhino record label (not to be confused with Rhino Records), and gave him his biggest selling hit, reaching number 9 in the UK Singles Chart - it ultimately set the direction for his career. For the rest of the decade, Ruffin continued to release polished reggae-pop that had a strong audience in the UK and Europe. By the 1980s, Ruffin was concentrating on writing and publishing. He eventually moved away from music to study law, becoming a legal consultant to other reggae artists.
Ruffin is now the CEO of the BRM Music companies.
Songs
Rain
Mad About You
Long About Now
Dry Up Your Tears
Bitterness of Life
Ooh Child
Heaven Child
I'm the One
Finders Keepers - Losers Weepers
Stingo
Save the People
One Big Happy Family
One People
Tickle Me
I Like Everything About You
You Are the Best
We Can Make It
Little Boys & Little Girls
I'm Depending On You
Then Came the Heartbreak
A Little Today
Colourless World
Make Love Not War
We Can Never Go on This Way
Who's Gonna Be Your Man
Song of Peace
Candida
Love Thy Neighbours
Free The People
What's the Matter Now
Country Life
While There Is Life There Is Hope