Yabby You

Vivian Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U), was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising, self-produced work and was the founder of the Prophets. 
Jackson was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica in 1946. At seventeen, the effects of malnutrition had left him hospitalized, and on his release he was left with severe arthritis which had partially crippled his legs. His beliefs were markedly different from that of his Rastafarian contemporaries, believing in the divinity of Jesus rather than Haile Selassie I, earning him the nickname 'Jesus Dread'.
Eventually the "Conquering Lion" single was released late in 1972, credited to 'Vivian Jackson and the Ralph Brothers'. Cut for King Tubby, the popularity of the song and its distinctive introduction (the chant of "Be-you, yabby-yabby-you") earned Jackson the nickname "Yabby You", which remained with him during his entire career. 
Yabby's success allowed him to branch out as a producer, and he began working with both upcoming and more established artists including Wayne Wade, Michael Rose, Tommy McCook, Michael Prophet, Big Youth, Trinity, Dillinger and Tapper Zukie, while continuing to release his own material. 
He died on 12 January 2010, aged 63, after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm.
(Read more at Wikipedia.)
==Links to Peel==
Although Peel is known to have played the work of Yabby You in the 1970s and 80s, the songs and productions of the roots reggae artist were heard on his shows more often from the mid-1990s, thanks mainly to reissues of vintage material by the Blood & Fire label, especially the 1997 double CD collection “Jesus Dread 1972-1977”.
In 2012, seven LPs credited to Yabby You (including collaborations) were among the first 100 albums by artists beginning with Y when details of Peel’s record collection were initially released via TheSpace website. (See Record Collection: Y.) 
==Festive Fifty Entries==
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==Sessions==
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==Other Shows Played==
(The following list of John Peel radio plays of the work of Yabby You includes collaborations and productions for other artists. Please add more information if known.)
;1970s
*28 January 1976: Rally Round Jahovah (album - Ram-A-Dam) Lucky
*13 October 1978 (& Prophets) Yabby: Plague (LP – Beware Dub) Grove
*09 July 1979 (Clint Eastwood): Marshall Dread Locks (7") Vivian Jackson (Yabby You)
*11 September 1979 (& Charlie Morrison): Selasie Memorial (7") Yabby You
;1980s
*12 November 1980 (Michael Prophet): Economical Crisis Deh Pon Top (7") Vivian Jackson (Yabby You) / Prophet
*29 December 1982 (& Michael Prophet Meets Scientist(2)): Sufferation & Starvation (LP - At The Dub Station (King Tubbys)) Vivian Jackson
*27 June 1984 (BFBS) Run Come Rally (album - The Yabby You Collection) Greensleeves GREL 68
*02 July 1984 (& Prophets): Together (album - Beware Dub) Grove Music GMLP 4
*09 July 1984: Carnal Mind (album - The Yabby You Collection) Greensleeves GREL 68
;1991
*12 October 1991: Love Thy Neighbour (7") Prophet
*15 December 1991: Walls Of Jerusalem (album - King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You) Prophet YVJ 002
*28 December 1991 (& King Tubby): Plague On The Land (album - King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You) Prophet
;1992
*05 January 1992 (& King Tubby): Plague On The Land (album - King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You)) Prophet
*26 January 1992 (& King Tubby): Walls Of Jerusalem (album - King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You)) Prophet
*13 September 1992 (BFBS) (& King Tubby): Fire Round Town (album - King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson (Yabby You)) Prophet
*09 October 1992 (& King Tubby): Dub Of Jerusalem (LP-King Tubby Meets Vivian Jackson) Prophet
*16 October 1992 (& King Tubby): Fire Fire Dub (LP-King Tubby Meets Vivian Jackson) Prophet
*04 December 1992 (& King Tubby): Dub Of Jerusalem (LP – King Tubby Meet Vivian Jackson) Prophet
;1994
*01 April 1994 (& King Tubby): Hungering Dub (LP - King Tubby's Prophecy Of Dub) Prophets
*22 April 1994 (& King Tubby): Conquering Dub (LP: King Tubby's Prophecy Of Dub) Prophets
*30 April 1994 (BFBS) (& King Tubby): Conquering Dub (album - Prophecy Of Dub) Prophets
;1995
*07 January 1995 (& King Tubby): Conquering Dub (CD - King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*13 January 1995 (& King Tubby): Jah Love Dub (CD-King Tubby's Prophecy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*21 January 1995 (BFBS) (& King Tubby): Jah Love Dub (album - King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*21 January 1995 (& King Tubby): Homelessness (album - King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*13 January 1995 (& King Tubby): Jah Love Dub (CD-King Tubby's Prophecy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*03 February 1995 (& King Tubby): Love And Peace (CD - King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub) Blood & Fire
*11 February 1995 (BBC World Service) (& King Tubby): Love & Peace (CD-King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*11 February 1995 (BFBS) (& King Tubby): Love And Peace (CD-King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*17 February 1995 (& King Tubby): Hungering Dub (CD-King Tubby's Prophesy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
*18 April 1995 (Radio Mafia) (& King Tubby): Hungering Dub (LP - Prophecy Of Dub) Blood & Fire
;1997
*17 July 1997 (& Prophets): Nuh Falla Dem (album - Jah Will Be Done) Prophet
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*16 October 1997 (& Ralph Brothers): Conquering Lion (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977)
*21 October 1997 (& King Tubby): Big Youth Fights Against Capitalism (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*22 October 1997 (& Big Youth): Yabba Youth (v/a CD - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*23 October 1997 (BFBS) (& Big Youth): Yabby Youth (CD-Jesus Dread) Blood & Fire
*05 November 1997: Rally Dub (v/a album - Yabby You ‎– Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*06 November 1997 (BFBS) (& Augustus Pablo): Pablo Dread In A Red (2xCD - Jesus Dread) Blood & Fire
*11 November 1997 (& Dicky Burton): God Is Watching You (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*12 November 1997 (& Augustus Pablo): Pablo Dread In A Red (2xCD - Jesus Dread) Blood & Fire
*18 November 1997 (& Dicky Burton): God Is Watching You (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*20 November 1997: Warn The Nation (v/a album - Yabby You ‎– Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*03 December 1997 (& King Tubby): Love Of Jah Version (LP - Jesus Dread 1972 - 1977 by Yabby You) Blood & Fire
;1998
*10 February 1998 (& Dillinger): Freshly (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*11 February 1998 (& Trinity): Gwan And Lef' Me (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*19 February 1998 (& Trinity): King Pharoah's Plague (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*26 February 1998: (& Prophets): Fire In A Kingston (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
*04 March 1998: Lord Dub (Various Artists 2xCD –Yabby You Jesus Dread 1972 -1977) Blood & Fire
*17 March 1998: (& The Prophets: Deliver Me From My Enemies (v/a album - Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977) Blood & Fire
;1999
*01 April 1999 (Radio Eins) (& Prophets): Love On Jah
;2000s
*19 September 2000: Conquering Lion-Smith & Mighty Remix (LP-Select Cuts From Blood & Fire)' (Select Cuts)
*28 September 2000 (Radio Eins): Conquering Lion (Rebel Sound) (Smith & Mighty Rmx)
*21 August 2001: Rally Dub (Apollo 440 remix) (LP - Select Cuts From Blood & Fire Chapter 2) Select Cuts
*26 September 2001: Rally Dub (10" Single) Select Cuts
*01 October 2002: Mount Zion Version (LP- Dub It To The Top) Blood
*03 October 2002 (Radio Mafia) (feat. Jah Walton): Zambia Dub (Blood & Fire)
*29 October 2002 (featuring Michael Prophet): Mash Down Rome Dub (LP - Dub It To The Top 1976-1979) Blood And Fire
*26 September 2002 (Feat. Jah Walton): Zambia Dub (Compilation LP - Dub It To The Top 1976-1979) Blood & Fire (JP: "I wish I could say things like 'rockers rub a dub style' without sounding like a complete knob.")
*03 October 2002 (Radio Mafia) (feat. Jah Walton): Zambia Dub (Blood & Fire)
*14 November 2002 (Radio Mafia) (featuring Michael Prophet): Dub It To The Top (album - Dub It To The Top) Simply Vinyl
*December 2002 (FSK): No Tarry Yah Version (CD - Dub It To The Top 1976-1979) Blood & Fire
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: Y
*Reggae Compilations
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