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This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history
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| January 18 |
| 1968: | Rayvon is born in Barbados. |
| 1994: | DJ Tiger has a traffic accident and is seriously injured.At 12:15, his morterbike ran smashed into an official vehicle of U.S. embassy in front of Devon House in Hope Road. Some radio broadcasting carried false report that he died. |
| 2018: | Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett [Steel Pulse; drums] passes away at the age of 69. |
| January 19 |
| 1950: | Singer / song writer Milton Henry is born in St. Andrew, Jamaica. |
| 1957: | Michael "Mickey" Virtue [UB40; keybords] is born in Birmingham, England. |
| 1965: | Deborahe Glasgow is born. |
| 1994: | Bob Marley, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, The Grateful Dead, The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, and Elton John are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. |
| January 20 |
| 1958: | Adrian Sherwood, producer and dub master, is born in London, England. |
| 1989: | Roger Fulgence Kassy passes away.He was a producer for Ivory Coast goverment-managed TV station. One of his great accomplishment is that he discovered Alpha Blondy's talent and opened the road to his success. |
| 1993: | Shabba Ranks' album "X-tra Naked" [Epic] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). |
| 1993: | Inauguration of two previous marijuana users -- Bill Clinton and Al Gore -- to White House. |
| 2005: | Popular dance hall personality Bogle (Gerald Levy) shot dead along Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. |
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© Jah Itagaki
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