Talk:Ken Boothe

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message: The article states his first singles were recorded at Studio One, but this article states his first single was on Treasure Isle ("Uno Dos Tres"). Can anyone verify?--Chimino (talk) 15:17, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: He recorded as a solo artist in 1966 for Clement Dodd ("You're No Good") and in 1967 for Dodd, Phil Pratt, and Sonia Pottinger - I'm not aware of any solo releases prior to 1966. "Uno Dos Tres" was a single he cut as a duo with Stranger Cole for Treasure Isle - he recorded as part of at least two duos before going solo, and my guess would be that "Uno Dos Tres" wasn't the first single he recorded with Cole. --Michig (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

text: This suggests that "Prevention" was Boothe's first solo recording, for Dodd, miscredited on release to 'The Dragonaire'. --Michig (talk) 19:48, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  First single 

message: The chronology is a bit all over the place so I'll have a go at sorting it out. I would also like to be more selective about which tracks to include. Boothe's back catalog has numerous classic songs and these need to be highlighted. 
I'm going to return to finish the U-Roy article first (it needs more work) and then I'll come back here.
Where is the song "Is It Because I'm Black" - thats a killer tune - bass, vibes, vocals and lyrics and a great example of ensemble playing where everyone is doing it right. Where's "Love Don't Love Nobody" - this is ridiculous and thats just two songs out of a dozen or so that I can think of from just the top of my head. Lets make this article represent Ken Boothe "heart" and "soul". I'll give it a go but if anyone else wants to have a try in the meantime then go ahead.
Sluffs (talk) 23:23, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
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message: This is a link to the United Reggae YouTube video interview with Ken Boothe. It is in this interview that he mentions Owen Gray's influence. Since YouTube videos are commercial and this is the artist speaking himself I thought it would be better to place it here to allow future editors to confirm the Owen Gray details.
Ken Boothe Presents His Journey - United Reggae - YouTube
Published on 2 Oct 2012
Ken Boothe interview at his home in August 2012 when Jamaica was celebrating its 50th anniversary of independence.
He talks about his childhood, his beginnings, Studio One, his career and his upcoming album JOURNEY.
Interview and video by Ratiba Hamzaoui.
Sluffs (talk) 12:08, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
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message: I listened to both parts of the interview. They last an hour each and Boothe discusses the early history of reggae as well as providing many details on other artists and producers. The interviews feature lengthy musical selections sometimes including the dubs. Part 1 of the interview starts with four or five songs before Boothe speaks so the interview starts after 5 minutes or so. 
The links for the interviews are in the external links section and you can listen either using the Internet Archive player in the right corner or download for offline listening by right clicking the format you want and choosing "open in a new tab". 
Sluffs (talk) 12:37, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
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message: I've placed this here. It is an "unusual fact" but then so is Paul McCartney walking across Abbey Road with no shoes on (trust me you don't want to know what some people have assigned to this act - think Life of Brian and the sandal) but both should not be "featured" as highly pertinent to understanding the artist and his art. Music is a creative process and Boothe has a large body of work and life experiences to explore (especially in relation to the fledgling Jamaican record industry, African diaspora, other musicians of note, etc) so with that in mind there are more important details to include into this article. 
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An unusual fact about Boothe's cover version is that he sings "Anything I Own", rather than "Everything I Own" throughout, meaning that the title of the record is never sung. There have been other examples of this at Number One in the UK Singles Chart, such as "Bohemian Rhapsody"; "Unchained Melody"; "Annie's Song" and "Space Oddity"; but Boothe's record is the only one on which the title should have been sung, but was not by mistake.
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cheers
Sluffs (talk) 17:13, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
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message: Placeholder for link to UnitedReggae article on Glen Adams which mentions "I Remember" (performed by Boothe and Adams).
Tribute to Glen Adams at UnitedReggae
Not in article and placed here until I sort out the chronology and details.
Sluffs (talk) 13:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
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