Jackie Edwards
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Jamaican recording artist; musician and songwriter (1938–1992)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Santé Mentale des Enfants
- Splongy Splooms
- A bed by the sea
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Edwards' came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959 and when Blackwell set up Island Records in London in 1962, Edwards travelled with him. Edwards worked as a singer and songwriter for Island as well as performing duties such as delivering records.[1] He wrote both "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", that became #1 singles in the United Kingdom for The Spencer Davis Group.[1] he continued to work as a recording artist himself, with regular album releases through to the mid-1980s. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Edwards
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Jamaica
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1938-01-01
- date of death
- 1992-08-15
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- birth name
- Wilfred Gerald Edwards
- pseudonym
- E. Abdul
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