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Jesse Green (reggae musician)

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Jesse Green


Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.

He was born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Green attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Green was a member of The Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s, before launching a solo career in 1976. He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the US and the UK.

Charting singles

  • "Nice and Slow" (Disco edit) (1976) US Disco #1 or #3, UK number 17
  • "Flip" (1976) US #17, UK #26
  • "Come With Me" (1977) UK #29
  • References

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