Big Joe (reggae)
Musical artist
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Big Joe (born Joseph Spalding; 1955) is a Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, who recorded extensively in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Big Joe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Spalding 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Occupation | musician |
Biography
Spalding was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955, and began his recording career in the early 1970s working with producer Harry Mudie.[1][2] He then worked with producer Winston Edwards and had a hit single with "Selassie Skank".[1][2] He moved on to record for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and set up his own Small Axe Hi Fi sound system and a record label.[2] In 1978, he was part of the cast of the movie Rockers, directed by Ted Bafaloukos, where he played himself, doing toasting at a sound system party alongside producer and sound system operator Jack Ruby. In the 2000s Spalding had success as a hip hop producer and recording engineer.[2]
Discography
- Keep Rocking And Swinging (1976) Celluloid
- At The Control (1978) Live & Love
- African Princess (1978) Thompson Sound/Trojan
