Jah Itagaki's REGGAE LIFE
   This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history

 November 7
1944: Sangie Davies (Anthony Horace Davis), Founder member of the group the Gatherners, is born.
1979: DJ Nuclear (Dwight White) is born.
1989: Peter Metro beats Lady Junie on the head with a bottle at Gemini Club after a heated exchange. Junie has put seven stitches.
2004: DJ Simpleton passes away (dies from a heart attack) in Kingston, Jamaica.
2021: Astro [UB40; toaster] (Terence Wilson) passes away. Age 64.

 November 8
1954: Producer Papa Bigs (Harold McLarty) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1970: Diana King is born in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
2000: Shaggy's album "Hot Shot" [MCA] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

 November 9
1955: Harry Belafonte records "Jamaica Farewell" and "Come Back Liza" for RCA Victor.
1980: Bob Marley begins treatment with the controversial German cancer specialist Dr. Josef Issels.

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