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

 October 14
----: Lenn Hammond is born in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica.
1950: Allan "Skill" Cole, Rasta soccer star, breddah of Bob Marley, is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1959: Junior 'Willow' Wilson is born in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica.
1964: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1977: Singer Magano is born Andrea Sonia Sawyers.
1978: Marlon Binns is born.
----: Delly Ranks (Delroy Foster) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1983: Hugh Mundell passes away (shot dead) in Kingston, Jamaica
1988: Red Red Wine (UB40) is No. 1 Billboard Pop hit. The song reached No. 34 when the group first released the single in 1984. It is written by Neil Diamond.

 October 15
----: Chieko Beauty is born.
1993: African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end apartheid and establish nonracial democracy in South Africa.

 October 16
1952: Brinsley Forde [Aswad; vocals/guitar] is born in Guyana.
1973: Producer Lloyd James Jr. aka John John is born as the son of Lloyd James aka King Jammy.
1984: Desmond Tutu, black South African Anglican Archbishop, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2006: Some artistes get Order of Distinction during National Honours and Awards ceremony at King's House.
Recipients of the OD (Commander class)
Singer/songwriter Bob Andy
Musician/producer Asley 'Grub' Cooper
Lennie Little-White, who directed Andy in the 1978 movie Children of Babylon
Recipients of the OD (Officer class)
Singer/musician Boris Gardiner
Record producer Lloyd 'King Jammys' James
Singer/songwriter Ernie Smith

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