Josey Wales

Josey Wales OD (born Joseph Winston Sterling, October 9, 1956, in St. Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. He has been called, along with Brigadier Jerry, Yellowman and sound system partner Charlie Chaplin, one of the best Jamaican dancehall deejays of the 1980s. Wales is named after the 1976 Western movie character from The Outlaw Josey Wales, played by Clint Eastwood, and subsequently nicknamed "The Outlaw".
His career began in the late 1970s, first starting as a deejay on the Roots Unlimited sound-system where he often sparred with Burro Banton, and later performing over U-Roy-owned King Sturgav sound system. He gained even more popularity in the early 1980s performing over Henry "Junjo" Lawes's Volcano sound system, and recording singles such as "Bobo Dread" and "Leggo Mi Hand" for Lawes' label of the same name, as well as later hits for George Phang's Power House label, most noticeably "Undercover Lover".
He was shot and robbed in a Kingston bar in 1997, an incident that he dealt with in the country and western song "Bushwacked". He survived the robbery, and after his discharge from a hospital, he went to the United States and bought an ambulance to donate for the Kingston Public Hospital.
He appeared in Shaggy's "Bad Man Don't Cry" video, and by 2014 had begun recording new material.
In October 2017, he was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played Josey Wales in 1983 and would play further material from the musician until the early 90's. After 2004, it was later found out that Peel had a couple of Josey Wales' albums in his Record Collection: W.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1983
*23 February 1983: Let Go Mi Hand (7") Volcano
*07 September 1983 (BFBS): No Bother Tax Me (album - The Outlaw Josey Wales) Greensleeves
;1984
*22 February 1984: Cure For The Fever (split album with Yellowman - Two Giants Clash) Greensleeves
*20 September 1984: Yu Wrong Fe Send Come Call Me (album - No Way No Better Than Yard) Greensleeves
;1985
*30 October 1985: Undercover Lover (7") Power House
;1986
*01 January 1986: Pick Your Choice (7") Arrival
*17 June 1986: Dance & Studio (7") Power House
*05 August 1986: Autobiography (7") Black Solidarity
;1987
*10 March 1987: Right Move (7") Rambo
;1988
*27 June 1988: Slackness Done (7") Music Works
*04 July 1988: Slackness Done (7") Music Works
*31 October 1988: What A Disaster (12”) BP
*07 November 1988: What A Disaster (7") Taurus
;1989
*11 May 1989: Rocking Time (7") Power House
*30 May 1989: Rocking Time (7") Power House
;1993
*20 August 1993: Do Good (7") Roof International
*27 August 1993 (BFBS): Do Good (7") Roof International
;1994
*08 October 1994: Rebel With A Cause (7”) Xterminator
*22 October 1994 (BFBS): Rebel With A Cause (7") XTerminator
*29 October 1994: ‘Rebel With A Cause (7 inch )’ Xterminator
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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