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NEWS
Vintage vibes
Published on: 5/1/07.
by EZRA STUART
VINTAGE REGGAE LOVERS had an enjoyable night at the Plantation Garden Theatre last Saturday, even though Jamaican reggae icon Ken Boothe did not quite give them the desired climax they might have wanted.
From as early as 9 p.m., there were long lines of fans eagerly waiting to get inside the venue on St Lawrence Main Road, Christ Church, to be taken on a trip down memory lane at the Digicel-sponsored Vintage Reggae And Boogie Night show.
The Plantation Garden Band, led by the versatile John King, got proceedings under way with a varied selection of hits from yesteryear.
Then Li'l Rick kept the mood going during his stint of deejaying with a repertoire of ska, rock-steady and reggae numbers from his vast collection.
The evergreen Jamaican band Fabulous Five, which has the distinction of backing Johnny Nash on his classic multi-million-dollar seller I Can See Clearly Now, then proceeded to thrill the capacity crowd. Drummer Bob Cooper, who also doubled as lead singer, was in especially fine voice.
After the band started off with Greetings I Bring From Jah, followed by Long Time, the fans got a chance to sing along as Cooper rolled back the years with Love Me For A Reason, made popular by their former outstanding lead singer, Peter Scarlett, who died from a heart attack in 1990.
Cooper followed that selection with the saucy Shaving Cream in which he told his sad story of how "my baby fell through the window, but the good Lord was with her that morning as she fell into a bottle of . . . ssshaving cream".
He also performed Jamaican Woman, including a few lines on the Bajan woman and ending it by acclaiming that Caribbean women were No.1, to loud applause from the appreciative audience. This was then followed by Show What The Police Can Do.
But the one which had the dance floor rocking was when he dished out the late legendary Jackie Opel's 1960s hit Cry Me a River and followed with Rita Marley's One Draw which he arranged and produced, before ending the 30-minute set with the religious On My Knees.
Then it was the turn of Dobby Dobson to serenade the audience with hits such as It's Been So Long, Wonderful Time, Sweet Music To My Ears and Sweet Dreams About You which he said he wrote when he was a little boy. He charmed the crowd with several other vintage Dobson standards.
Another love-man of reggae, Boris Gardner, then continued the excursion into nostalgia with numbers such as So Nice To Be With You, The First Time I Saw You, Let's Keep It That Way, I Want To Wake Up With You, Red Wine, Someone Loves You Honey, When I Get Back Home, Commanding Wife and a host of other selections which he has made popular over the last three decades.
Then came the low-point of the show, when another Jamaican reggae pioneer Boothe stirred up the audience with his masterpiece Freedom Street. He spent too much time on historical matters rather than singing and keeping the flow, considering he was the last act and it was approaching 3 a.m.
Even when the 59-year-old rock-steady legend sang The Train Is Coming, My Heart Is Gone and the chart-topping Everything I Own, originally done by Bread, sections of the crowd were already making their way through the exit.
But when all is said and done, the show was definitely worth attending and patrons got their money's worth even if they felt short-changed at the end.
ezrastuart@nationnews.com
Published on: 5/1/07.
by EZRA STUART
VINTAGE REGGAE LOVERS had an enjoyable night at the Plantation Garden Theatre last Saturday, even though Jamaican reggae icon Ken Boothe did not quite give them the desired climax they might have wanted.
From as early as 9 p.m., there were long lines of fans eagerly waiting to get inside the venue on St Lawrence Main Road, Christ Church, to be taken on a trip down memory lane at the Digicel-sponsored Vintage Reggae And Boogie Night show.
The Plantation Garden Band, led by the versatile John King, got proceedings under way with a varied selection of hits from yesteryear.
Then Li'l Rick kept the mood going during his stint of deejaying with a repertoire of ska, rock-steady and reggae numbers from his vast collection.
The evergreen Jamaican band Fabulous Five, which has the distinction of backing Johnny Nash on his classic multi-million-dollar seller I Can See Clearly Now, then proceeded to thrill the capacity crowd. Drummer Bob Cooper, who also doubled as lead singer, was in especially fine voice.
After the band started off with Greetings I Bring From Jah, followed by Long Time, the fans got a chance to sing along as Cooper rolled back the years with Love Me For A Reason, made popular by their former outstanding lead singer, Peter Scarlett, who died from a heart attack in 1990.
Cooper followed that selection with the saucy Shaving Cream in which he told his sad story of how "my baby fell through the window, but the good Lord was with her that morning as she fell into a bottle of . . . ssshaving cream".
He also performed Jamaican Woman, including a few lines on the Bajan woman and ending it by acclaiming that Caribbean women were No.1, to loud applause from the appreciative audience. This was then followed by Show What The Police Can Do.
But the one which had the dance floor rocking was when he dished out the late legendary Jackie Opel's 1960s hit Cry Me a River and followed with Rita Marley's One Draw which he arranged and produced, before ending the 30-minute set with the religious On My Knees.
Then it was the turn of Dobby Dobson to serenade the audience with hits such as It's Been So Long, Wonderful Time, Sweet Music To My Ears and Sweet Dreams About You which he said he wrote when he was a little boy. He charmed the crowd with several other vintage Dobson standards.
Another love-man of reggae, Boris Gardner, then continued the excursion into nostalgia with numbers such as So Nice To Be With You, The First Time I Saw You, Let's Keep It That Way, I Want To Wake Up With You, Red Wine, Someone Loves You Honey, When I Get Back Home, Commanding Wife and a host of other selections which he has made popular over the last three decades.
Then came the low-point of the show, when another Jamaican reggae pioneer Boothe stirred up the audience with his masterpiece Freedom Street. He spent too much time on historical matters rather than singing and keeping the flow, considering he was the last act and it was approaching 3 a.m.
Even when the 59-year-old rock-steady legend sang The Train Is Coming, My Heart Is Gone and the chart-topping Everything I Own, originally done by Bread, sections of the crowd were already making their way through the exit.
But when all is said and done, the show was definitely worth attending and patrons got their money's worth even if they felt short-changed at the end.
ezrastuart@nationnews.com
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Welcome … take a tour of my site, and please feel at home as you may or may not know, I’ve been signing since the early 60’s, while I was in college. The very first song, A Tender Doo-Wap Ode written for my very shapely Biology teacher was Titled “Cry A Little Cry”. Since then I’ve made several Albums, written a ton of songs, and had the enormous luck to have had some of my compositions sung by artists such as Freddy McGregor, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Ken Boothe and “Ally” the lead singer of UB-40. Recently, I gave my heart to Jesus and now have added songs to and about HIM to my repertoire. I do not take the fact that you are visiting this site lightly and I trust that you will allow me to express myself freely, inviting you to my concerts, encouraging you to purchase my CD’s and just keeping informed as to what’s up with me. Again, WELCOME, and feel at home.
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Local, National & International. Where He leads me I will follow.
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Band History:
Legendary singer Dobby Dobson, born Highland Ralph Dobson, began singing in the early 50’s’. Though his career started in his native home, Jamaica he is now renowned worldwide. He has appeared all over the Caribbean, South, Central and North Americas, Canada and The United Kingdom. This talented performer has become famous for his stirring performances that always leave the audience begging for more and make the ladies scream with delight. Dobby’s talents knows no boundaries, in addition to singing, he is also a gifted songwriter, producer and actor.
Dobby’s career began while he was attending Central Branch School in Kingston, Jamaica. His most famous acting performance was when he had the lead role in Ali Baba and the 40 thieves; his wife being played by Madge Sinclair of Trapper John M.D fame. Dobby later competed, as a member of ‘The Twilights’ in the highly recognized talent show called the Opportunity Hour hosted by Vere Johns. While at Kingston College he composed his first song "Cry A Little Cry" and recorded It with his friends Howard Barrett, Fuzzy Byfield and Dennis Gayle, who were all students in the Delta Stream at Kingston College, hence the name Dobby And The Deltas. Dobby and Chuck Josephs (know as Dobby and Chuck) went on to record a series of hit songs in quick succession namely: Sweeter than Honey, Du Du Wap, Cool School, I Love My Teacher, and Oh Fanny.
As a result of his growing popularity he went on to pursue a solo career in the 1960s recording a string of hits such as Loving Pauper, Trouble Jim (Duke Reid), Seems to me I’m Losing, Ride Mi Donkey(Sir Coxson), Wonderful Sound, Endlessly, Strange, What Love has joined together (Rupie Edwards), Sweet Dreams, Muriel, and Oh Donna (Federal Records).
In addition to his solo career Dobby Dobson was also busy being the lead singer for several bands including The Sheiks, The Virtues, Kes Chin and the Souvenirs, The Granville Williams Orchestra, Charles and The Teddy Boys, Inner Circle and Fab 5.
Dobby is an avid songwriter, Loving pauper, Seems to me I’m loosing, Sweeter Than Honey, are just some of his original songs, many of which have been covered by international artists, such as Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths, UB40, Freddy McGregor, Gregory Isaacs and others. His early composition of ‘Du Du Wap’ has been included in many documentaries tracing the origin of Jamaica music.
When he wasn’t composing and singing, Dobby was busy producing music. He is credited with producing Barrington Levy’s first single “Fi Mi Black Girl’, the Meditations first and second albums, and Dobby’s own best selling album History for Lovers. In addition to his busy music career, Dobby was also employed at the Gleaner Company, as a proof reader, at The Ministry of Labour as a labour officer in charge of recruitment of workers to Guantanamo Bay. He was also a brand manager with Colgate Palmolive and later became the Caribbean Brand Manager for Cadbury Foods (JA), Limited.
In 1972 Dobby migrated to New York, where he continued to record charts topping records of the time including ”Mexican Divorce”, “Harry Hippie”, “Can I Trust You”, “Hide Under The Bed” and a brand new version of “Loving Pauper”. He also recorded a number one song ‘Words’ for Germaine's Penthouse Label.
Upon the death of his mother in 2000 Dobby went through a life changing experience and became a born-again Christian. After turning his life over to God Dobby released his first Christian album, the self- penned “Those Days are Gone” followed by “Tomorrow” and a third called “You Raised Me Up”. Despite his transformation Dobby still sings the secular songs for which he is famous, while also performing at Gospel events throughout the world.
Dobby has had the privilege to perform with such luminaries as Fats Domino, Chuck Jackson, Ben E King, Percy Sledge, Skeeter Davis, Melba Moore, The Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, The Stylistics, Dorothy Moore, The Manhattans and Billy Paul. His greatest joy however, is when he shares the stage with fellow Christians such as Shelly Thunder, Ken Parker, Joan Myers, Stitchie, George Banton, Jhoy, Candi Staton, Carline Davis and a host of other "Earth Angels" as He lovingly calls them.
Welcome to the world of Dobby Dobson! © 2007-2008 DOBBY DOBSON
Dobby’s career began while he was attending Central Branch School in Kingston, Jamaica. His most famous acting performance was when he had the lead role in Ali Baba and the 40 thieves; his wife being played by Madge Sinclair of Trapper John M.D fame. Dobby later competed, as a member of ‘The Twilights’ in the highly recognized talent show called the Opportunity Hour hosted by Vere Johns. While at Kingston College he composed his first song "Cry A Little Cry" and recorded It with his friends Howard Barrett, Fuzzy Byfield and Dennis Gayle, who were all students in the Delta Stream at Kingston College, hence the name Dobby And The Deltas. Dobby and Chuck Josephs (know as Dobby and Chuck) went on to record a series of hit songs in quick succession namely: Sweeter than Honey, Du Du Wap, Cool School, I Love My Teacher, and Oh Fanny.
As a result of his growing popularity he went on to pursue a solo career in the 1960s recording a string of hits such as Loving Pauper, Trouble Jim (Duke Reid), Seems to me I’m Losing, Ride Mi Donkey(Sir Coxson), Wonderful Sound, Endlessly, Strange, What Love has joined together (Rupie Edwards), Sweet Dreams, Muriel, and Oh Donna (Federal Records).
In addition to his solo career Dobby Dobson was also busy being the lead singer for several bands including The Sheiks, The Virtues, Kes Chin and the Souvenirs, The Granville Williams Orchestra, Charles and The Teddy Boys, Inner Circle and Fab 5.
Dobby is an avid songwriter, Loving pauper, Seems to me I’m loosing, Sweeter Than Honey, are just some of his original songs, many of which have been covered by international artists, such as Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths, UB40, Freddy McGregor, Gregory Isaacs and others. His early composition of ‘Du Du Wap’ has been included in many documentaries tracing the origin of Jamaica music.
When he wasn’t composing and singing, Dobby was busy producing music. He is credited with producing Barrington Levy’s first single “Fi Mi Black Girl’, the Meditations first and second albums, and Dobby’s own best selling album History for Lovers. In addition to his busy music career, Dobby was also employed at the Gleaner Company, as a proof reader, at The Ministry of Labour as a labour officer in charge of recruitment of workers to Guantanamo Bay. He was also a brand manager with Colgate Palmolive and later became the Caribbean Brand Manager for Cadbury Foods (JA), Limited.
In 1972 Dobby migrated to New York, where he continued to record charts topping records of the time including ”Mexican Divorce”, “Harry Hippie”, “Can I Trust You”, “Hide Under The Bed” and a brand new version of “Loving Pauper”. He also recorded a number one song ‘Words’ for Germaine's Penthouse Label.
Upon the death of his mother in 2000 Dobby went through a life changing experience and became a born-again Christian. After turning his life over to God Dobby released his first Christian album, the self- penned “Those Days are Gone” followed by “Tomorrow” and a third called “You Raised Me Up”. Despite his transformation Dobby still sings the secular songs for which he is famous, while also performing at Gospel events throughout the world.
Dobby has had the privilege to perform with such luminaries as Fats Domino, Chuck Jackson, Ben E King, Percy Sledge, Skeeter Davis, Melba Moore, The Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, The Stylistics, Dorothy Moore, The Manhattans and Billy Paul. His greatest joy however, is when he shares the stage with fellow Christians such as Shelly Thunder, Ken Parker, Joan Myers, Stitchie, George Banton, Jhoy, Candi Staton, Carline Davis and a host of other "Earth Angels" as He lovingly calls them.
Welcome to the world of Dobby Dobson! © 2007-2008 DOBBY DOBSON