num_pages: 538
description: Lee "Sratch" Perry is arguably the most influential force in Jamaican music. He was the producer that took Bob Marley and the Wailers from a local rock-steady band to world-famous reggae superstars. He has worked for and with the entirety of reggae's heavyweight community as well as many international musicians. Centering on extensive interviews with family members, fellow artists, friends, enemies, and proclamations from the man himself, People Funny Boy delves behind the myth of Perry to give a riveting and revealing account of his life and work.
language: English
title: People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry
titlecomplete: People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry
genres: Music, Biography
ratings_count: 143
publisher: Canongate Books Ltd