Lee Perry
Real Name:
Rainford Hugh Perry
Profile:
Best known by his nickname Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and his work with Lee Perry & The Upsetters or the Lee Perry & Friends releases. Born on Mar 20, 1936 in St. Mary's, Jamaica. First called "Little" Perry, in reference to his height of 5'6 (1.68m), he is a major founder of Reggae and Dub. First working with ska, he cut his first record in 1959. From then, he worked with a variety of musicians and producers, not always on the best of terms. His first record on his own Upsetter label was entitled "People Funny Boy," and was a direct attack on Joe Gibbs of Wirl Records.
His labels:
Black Art
Upsetter Jamaica
Upsetter (2) UK
Upsetter Records (3)
Upsetters
Upset Records
Justice League
Judgemant
Orchid
Lion Of Judah
Wizz-Dom
Perries Records
Warning!
His labels:
Black Art
Upsetter Jamaica
Upsetter (2) UK
Upsetter Records (3)
Upsetters
Upset Records
Justice League
Judgemant
Orchid
Lion Of Judah
Wizz-Dom
Perries Records
Warning!
Sites:
lee-perry.com, smokeyroom.net, Facebook, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp, MySpace, Wikipedia, whosampled.com, Filmogs
Aliases:
God (2),
King Koba,
King Perry (2),
King Scratch (3),
Pipecock Jackson,
Rainford Perry,
The Creators (4),
The Prophet (28),
The Upsetter
Variations:
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Lee Perry
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sevenstar08
November 7, 2014
nice story ....yes upsetter is a genuis and a wonderchild...still performing and around. impossible person.
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Bradx
January 26, 2014
I met Lee Perry one day. He was playing in town that same night and he walked past the record shop where I worked, the afternoon before the show. We had a poster in the window for his gig and he stopped to look at it. Wasting no time I ran over to him and asked him for an autograph. I should've got the poster signed but wasn't thinking that quickly. Just amazed to see him in his all-black garb with mirrors and broken cds all over. I gave him a pen to sign his name and without a word he put it in his bag. Uh ok. Then he got a big marker pen out of his bag and wrote 'Enjoy Life - Lee Perry" in clear bold letters. I thanked him, called him a genius, and he walked off up the street. Pretty soon he walked back the other way, stopped in the shop doorway and gave me a big smile. What a guy. All this without a word too ha ha! He doesn't sign many autographs so I've heard. I was pleased to get this. I think he did it because we had his poster in the window. One good turn etc.......
OCCIDENTAL
November 25, 2013
Always had an affinity for The Upsetter. He's a personal hero.
Then I discovered that Lee Perry and I share the same birthday.
Not at all surprising.
Then I discovered that Lee Perry and I share the same birthday.
Not at all surprising.
tangee
June 17, 2018