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Theophilus Beckford (Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, 1935 – aldaar, 19 februari 2001) was een Jamaicaanse pianist wiens werk mede aan de basis stond van de transitie van rhythm-and-blues naar wat nu de Jamaicaanse ska is. Hij is vooral bekend van sessiewerk voor , producer Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, Prince Buster, en .
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Theophilus Beckford Composer, singer, and pianist Theophilus Beckford has been immortalized as "Easy Snappin'," a nickname given to him after the epochal song he composed in the late '50s. This groundbreaking hit has resonated throughout reggae, with many critics considering it to be the first quintessentially Jamaican pop song. However, Beckford failed to capitalize on the song's success, both monetarily and musically; he never scored another major hit and died still struggling to collect his d
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