Errol Dunkley
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Errol Dunkley (born 6 February 1951),<ref>"Errol Dunkley b'day bash on February 6", Jamaica Observer, 6 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018</ref> sometimes spelled Erroll Dunkley, is a Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Biography
Dunkley's recording career began in 1965, when he was 14, with "Gypsy" (a duet with Roy Shirley) for Linden Pottinger's Gaydisc label, "My Queen" (with Junior English) for Prince Buster, and "Love Me Forever" on the Rio label.<ref name="LarkinReggae">Template:Cite book</ref> From 1967 to 1968, he recorded several singles for Joe Gibbs, including "Please Stop Your Lying" (1967) and "Love Brother" (1968), before switching to Coxsone Dodd in 1969.<ref name="LarkinReggae"/>
In the early 1970s, with Gregory Isaacs, he formed the African Museum record label.<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, and Dunkley formed Silver Ring, a new label.<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> In 1972, he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep the Pressure Down" and "Black Cinderella".<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> The same year saw the release of Dunkley's debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, produced by Sonia Pottinger, which included the track "A Little Way Different".<ref name="LarkinReggae"/>
Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and toward the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred",<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> a cover version of a song written by John Holt, that reached number 11.<ref>Guinness Book of British Hit Singles – 16th Edition – Template:ISBN</ref> His 1980 release "Sit Down And Cry" also reached the chart.
Dunkley re-recorded "OK Fred", his biggest hit, in 1996 with Queen Sister *N*.
Albums
- Darling Ooh (Gay Feet, 1972), also released as Presenting Errol Dunkley – (a four star AMG recommendation)<ref name="LarkinReggae"/>
- Sit and Cry Over You (Third World, 1976)
- Militant Man (Lovella International, 1980)
- Profile of Errol Dunkley aka OK Fred (Third World, 1980)
- In a Different, Different Style (Easy Street Records, 1984)
- Special Request (Carousel, 1987)<ref name="LarkinReggae"/>
- Aquarius (1989)<ref name="LarkinReggae"/>
- The Early Years (Rhino, 1995)
- Please Stop Your Lying (early Joe Gibbs recordings) (Rocky One, 1996)
- Continually (2000)
- OK Fred (The Best Of) (Trojan 2004)
- Love Is Amazing (Studio One)
- Moodie Meets Errol Dunkley (Moodie Music)
- OK Fred - Storybook Revisited - Errol Dunkley (Burning Sounds ) 2020