Roy Samuel Reid (June 28, 1944-November 27, 1999, born in St. Thomas, Jamaica) - better known as I-Roy - was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the '70s. Deriving his name and to some extent his style from
U-Roy, Reid was also heavily influenced in his early career by
Dennis Alcapone. With early recordings for
Gussie Clarke,
Glen Brown,
Lee "Scratch" Perry and
Bunny Lee, Reid established himself at the forefront of 1970's reggae DJ's. His debut album "Presenting I Roy" is considered a classic of its genre, and was followed up b…
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