Daddy Freddy

Samuel Frederick Small (born 1965), better known as Daddy Freddy, is a Jamaican ragga vocalist.
Born 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica as Samuel Frederick Small, assumed his wife's Nicole Nelsons name with the marriage.
In 1987 Daddy Freddy teamed up with Asher D and, together with producer Simon Harris, created a blueprint for the first successful amalgamation of dancehall reggae and hip hop. Their debut album "Ragamuffin Hip Hop" sold reasonably well in the UK on Music of Life, in the USA on Profile Records and throughout Europe on various labels. The new sound inspired a new interest in combining reggae with contemporary dancefloor styles and a sound that continues today was born. Freddy continued this frontier-busting style by making "Ragga House" with Simon Harris and again a new style was born, house music and ragga. This single narrowly missed the UK pop Top 40 charts.
Renowned live performances have always been Freddy's hallmark, most notably at the New Music Seminar in New York and Tim Westwood's live rap shows on Capital Radio. In 1989 Freddy gained an entry into the Guinness Book of Records as the World's fastest rapper (as part of the Capital Radio Music Festival) and later beat his own record with a rap of 507 syllables per minute on BBC's 'Record Breakers' TV show where he appeared with the late great Roy Castle. Freddy also appeared on CNN, BBC's famous children's show Blue Peter and many more.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Daddy Freddy via his debut album, 'Body Lasher' in 1986. He would play further material from the singer when he joined with Asher D as a collaboration and invited them to do a session for his show in 1988. Peel continued playing Daddy Freddy's solo music career after splitting from Asher D in 1989. After his death in 2004, it was later found out that Peel had a couple of Daddy Freddy's albums in his Record Collection: D.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded with Asher D: 1988-02-02. First Broadcast: 10 February 1988. Repeated: 08 March 1988, 27 April 1988
*Ragamuffin Song / Run Come Follow Me / Ragamuffin Hip Hop Medley
==Other Shows Played==
;1986
*03 December 1986: Jah Jah We Need (LP - Body Lasher) Sunset
;1988
*19 January 1988 (& Asher D): Brutality (12") Music Of Life
*26 January 1988 (& Asher D): Brutality (12") Music Of Life
;1989
*18 September 1989: Yes We A Blood (7") Fashion
*24 October 1989 (& Junior Delgado, Shako Lee And Philipp Leo): Mixed Blood (12" - Yes, We A Blood / Mixed Blood) Fashion 
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*18 May 1991: Born Christian (album - Stress) Music Of Life 
*19 May 1991: Daddy Freddy's In Town (album - Stress) Music Of Life 
*25 May 1991: Go Freddy Go (album - Stress) Music Of Life 
*10 June 1991 (BBC World Service): Born Christian (LP - Stress) Music Of Life 
;1992
*07 November 1992 (& Frankie Paul & Heavy D): 'Respect You (LP-Ragamuffin Soldier)' (Music Of Life)
*22 November 1992 (BFBS): Now Or Never (LP - Raggamuffin Soldier) Chrysalis
;2003
*19 March 2003 (& Bug Vs. Rootsman): Imitator (Split-EP) Tigerbeat6
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists