Just this morning I was thinking that I need to go digging for some Bunny Lee stuff. After that Lee produced John Holt song a couple days, I realized that I'd never given him his due. Tonight, as shit sometimes happens, I ran smack dab into 38 song set, all produced by Lee. Good to go.
Bunny "Striker" Lee might be a second tier producer in terms of recognition, but then if you're only peripherally interested in reggae, you probably don't give a shit about producers anyway. If you're pretty into reggae you could rattle off a half dozen or so producers, and Lee would likely be among them. Let's see, Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, Lee Perry, and Joe Gibbs. That Chin guy. More come to you when you're not trying so hard. Regardless, Lee would be up there.
The collection of songs is great, a lot of heavy hitters: Alton Ellis, U Roy, Nora Dean, Slim Smith, Pat Kelly, Delroy Wilson, and on and on. This is golden era shit, late sixties to mid seventies, and not overly familiar; a winning combo.
Bunny "Striker" Lee might be a second tier producer in terms of recognition, but then if you're only peripherally interested in reggae, you probably don't give a shit about producers anyway. If you're pretty into reggae you could rattle off a half dozen or so producers, and Lee would likely be among them. Let's see, Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, Lee Perry, and Joe Gibbs. That Chin guy. More come to you when you're not trying so hard. Regardless, Lee would be up there.
The collection of songs is great, a lot of heavy hitters: Alton Ellis, U Roy, Nora Dean, Slim Smith, Pat Kelly, Delroy Wilson, and on and on. This is golden era shit, late sixties to mid seventies, and not overly familiar; a winning combo.
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Listen:Producer Series: The Cool Operator Bunny Lee at Underground Uncovered 38 mp3s in a zip. NOTE: Click on "The Man!" at the end of the text, right above the song list.
Visit:
The LargeUp Interview: Bunny “Striker” Lee at Large Up
Bunny Striker Lee - Bio at Reggaeville
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