What people said about leejohnson’s jam Suzanne Beware of the Devil

11 Comments (since 9 Aug 2014)

6 years, 6 months ago

leejohnson

Dandy Livingstone, a cousin of singer Ansell Collins, was born Robert Livingstone Thompson in Kingston, Jamaica, on December 14th 1943 (1944 by some accounts). Raised in Saint Andrews, he left the island in 1959 at the age of 15, emigrating to England to join his parents in London. After completing his secondary education in Britain, Livingstone enrolled at an engineering college, in an apprenticeship program for toolmaking.

6 years, 6 months ago

leejohnson

Livingstone had a piano-playing friend, Floyd, who sparked Livingstone's interest in music in 1963. Honing his talent as a singer, he jammed to Floyd's music in a West London studio most nights after school. Another tenant in their building recorded some of Livingstone's vocals and later released the songs on Planetone, unbeknownst to Livingstone. The owner of the building was Lee Gopthal, an executive at Trojan Records.

6 years, 6 months ago

leejohnson

Answering the call from Carnival Records in 1964 for a reggae vocal duo, Dandy Livingstone double-tracked his own voice on a demo single "What a Life", and the track sold 25,000 units. A series of 'rude boy' hits followed for Trojan Records in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Livingstone later altered course, becoming a record producer. Decades later Livingstone's "Rudy A Message to You," "Reggae in Your Jeggae," and others, have survived as popular classics of early British reggae and ska.

6 years, 6 months ago

leejohnson

In the early 1970s, Livingstone returned to Jamaica, living there until 1973. In 1972, he recorded "Big City", and his own version of Nicky Thomas' "Suzanne Beware of the Devil," before returning to England. He scored a major hit with the latter release, which was issued as a single on Horse in 1972, and later served as the title track on a Trojan compilation album in 2002. Chartwise, it spent 11 weeks in the UK listings in 1972, peaking at No. 14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_Livingstone

6 years, 6 months ago

carrotbourke

I got this on 45! Great jam :)

6 years, 6 months ago

Lateman

Excellent!

6 years, 6 months ago

Sid_Bonkers

Top 70's jam Lee

6 years, 6 months ago

boozybluesy

Great jam - loved this!

6 years, 5 months ago

meddlingwitch

I'd forgotten all about this one.... excellent jam!

6 years, 5 months ago

abrahem41

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6 years, 5 months ago

kompani101

Absolute classic track and always a huge joy to listen too.