I just posted everything below a little over a month ago but I just heard that Lee Perry has died so rather than blather on, here's a link to the obituary in the Guardian. Know this: there's one less unpredictable musical genius in the world.
!'m not sure how I missed this one but it's been sitting online for a few years. A documentary, The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry.
If you know Lee Perry, it ought to be a treat. I haven't watched more
than a few minutes but it looks like it'll be good enough to keep you
from chores. Let me correct that: keep me from chores (pretty low
threshold there). As long as I'm posting it, there are a few other
things down there. Perry shown at work in his Black Ark studio sometime
before he intentionally burned it to the ground. Perry's crazy like
that. Check out the Guinness commercials he did and see if you can make
sense out of them.
Lee Perry - Roast Fish and Cornbread mp3 at Passion of the Weiss
Lee Perry - Jungle Lion mp3 at Stop Smiling Instrumental cover of Al Green's "Love and Happiness"
Lee Perry vs King Tubby - Africa mp3 at Nintendo Planet Video
Video:
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry at YouTube 90 minutes
Lee Scratch Perry - Play On Mr. Music at YouTube Perry at work in his studio
Lee Scratch Perry and Subatomic Sound System (live) at YouTube Blackboard Jungle Dub, Brooklyn 2013
Lee Scratch Perry Guinness Ads at YouTube
Visit:
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, visionary master of reggae, dies aged 85 at The Guardian
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