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Years active
  
1964–present

Genres
  
Reggae

Role
  
Singer

Name
  
Eric Donaldson

Associated acts
  
The West Indians


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Born
  
11 June 1947 (age 76) Bog Walk, Jamaica (
1947-06-11
)

Origin
  
Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Instruments
  
Vocalist and Songwriter

Albums
  
Kent Village, Children of Jah, Ball of Twine

Similar People
  
Derrick Morgan, Lee Perry, Bunny Lee

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Eric Donaldson (born 11 June 1947 in St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter.

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Biography

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Born in Bog Walk, about 2 miles from Kent Village, Donaldson first recorded for Studio One in 1964, although producer Clement Dodd declined to release the material. In the mid-1960s he formed The West Indians with Leslie Burke and Hector Brooks, and they had a hit with the J.J. Johnson-produced "Right On Time" in 1968, going on to record with Lee "Scratch" Perry and subsequently changing their name to the Kilowatts, but without further success.

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Donaldson then pursued a solo career, and submitted "Cherry Oh Baby" to the 1971 Jamaican Festival Song Competition, going on to win the competition and giving him a big Jamaican hit single. Donaldson has won the competition six times, in 1971, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1993 and 1997. "Cherry Oh Baby" has been covered by both The Rolling Stones (on their 1976 album, Black and Blue) and UB40 (on their 1983 album, Labour of Love). The riddim has remained extremely popular – over thirty cover versions have been recorded, including an update by Donaldson himself. Two of his festival winners ("Sweet Jamaica" (1977) and "Land of My Birth" (1978)) were written by Winston Wallace. In an online poll held in 2013 by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, "Land of My Birth" was voted the most popular winner in the contest's history.

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Donaldson currently lives in Kent Village, Jamaica where he runs the 'Cherry Oh Baby Go-Go' bar.

Albums

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  • Eric Donaldson (1971), Jaguar - reissued with bonus tracks as Love Of The Common People
  • Keep on Riding (1976), Dynamic Sounds
  • Kent Village (1978), Dynamic Sounds
  • Juan De Bolas (1980), Dynamic Sounds - also released as Stand Up
  • Rock Me Gentle (1981), Serengeti
  • Come Away (1982), Dynamic Sounds
  • Right On Time (1985), Dynamic Sounds
  • Rocky Road (1986), Capitol records and EMI Nigeria.
  • The System (1985), WEA - reissued as Children of Jah
  • Crazy You Crazy Me (1988)
  • Trouble in Afrika (1991)
  • Blackman Victory (1993) - reissued with bonus tracks as Beautiful Day
  • Peace and Love (1998), Joe Gibbs - reissued as Young and Reckless
  • In Action (2000), Roots & Culture - with Sil Bell & Keith Coley
  • Mr. Pirate (2004), Ice - reissued as 100% of Love

    • Compilation albums

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  • Cherry Oh Baby (1997), Trojan
  • The Very Best of Eric Donaldson (1992), Rhino
  • Very Best of Eric Donaldson (1998), Musicrama
  • Oh What a Feeling (1998), Rhino
  • Beautiful Day (1999)
  • Freedom Street (1999), Rhino
  • Super Medley Hits (2000), T.P.
  • Greetings (2001), Rhino
  • The Very Best of Eric Donaldson Vol.1 (2002), Rhino
  • Anthology (2003), Creole
  • Cherry Oh Baby (2003), Smith & Co
  • Eric Donaldson Sings 20 Jamaica Classics (2004)
  • Cherry Oh Baby (The Best Of) (2006), Trojan

    • Eric Donaldson On this day in Jamaican history Eric Donaldson Jamaicanscom

    References

    Eric Donaldson Wikipedia
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