Derrick Morgan came to surround the first seven of the charts, a record that could hardly be beaten. It was number one for a long time and as often happens in these, cases were adapting to the evolution of the music was suffering jamaicana.Nació in March 1940 in rural Parish of Clarendon and a good rude boy who prides himself emigrated to Kingston as a youngster where he spent his time studying. We are talking about the 50's, when rural exodus experienced the largest on the island. His first contact with music in the church were driven by his father and most Rithm'n'Blues street rhythms that were heard on the radio Americans could tune into the island through the Gulf of México.Contando at age 17 turned to a young talent contest at the Palace Theatre where it was not all easy, its competitors were not no suckers: Eric 'Monty' Morris Owen Gray and Jackie Edwards. Derrick played two songs by Little Richard that impressed those present, the result was that the duo's most important comedians of the island, called Bim & Bam deactivations sponsored him in his performances throughout Jamaica as the vocal part of show.Cuando American music, specifically the spicy Rithm'n'Blues rate began to go out of style, the owners of Sound Systems needed continue to give cane to the crowds and began to notice the great talenlos they had in the quarry. Consequently, in those days, Laurel Aitken, Joe Higgs, Jackie Edwards, Owen Gray began to have success with his first recording. Derrick insisted that he also had to record a disco.Había heard of a certain Duke Reid owner of one of the most important sound systems of the island, I was looking for young talent to record with his newly formed label 'Treasure Isle' radio and later on his radio show of the same name which aired every Wednesday and Saturday from Kingston. Derrick managed to record two songs for him: 'Lover Boy '(aka' Skinhead Comer Rock ') and' Oh My '. Both became very popular with Duke audiencia.El cstaba hoping to arrive in the next year to launch another, more powerful, if possible, new songs, but Derrick would not have a fool because it simultaneously went to visit another producer LS called 'Little Wonder' Smith. After a hearing in which our protagonist played 'Fat Man' producer was impressed by the potential of both: the singer and song. He recorded an album, it goes without saying that it was a success on his own label 'Hi Lite. " At this point we can say that's music career took off Derrick Morgan.Grabó a couple of issues Smilh and kept looking to life with music, now began to be popular. Teamed with legendary producer Clernent 'Coxsone' Dodd and recorded a hit titled 'Leave Earth' b / w 'Wec Shufile Wigger. "And yet again with Duke Reid recorded a version of Shirley & Lec which was entitled' Feel So Fine 'voices accompanying him Patsy Todd, the first
female singer who accompanied him. And its popularity continued to grow at the same Prince Buster yew threw for crcada recorded with his new company 'Wild Bells'Derrick continued lurking, working for a producer and went with another, at least could choose who would rather steal it and I doubt he saw a hard éxitos.Un those young singer Jimmy Cliff called him came a day talking about a Chinese-Jamaican businessman Leslie Kong called seeking singers for a company that he founded. Derrick came to visit and decided to support Leslie with their first release, recorded two songs: 'Be Still' and 'Sunday Monday'. 
were the first references to Beverly, so called the new label, which pushed the Sino-Jamaican into a frenzied race that came to position itself as one of the most prolific producers of Jamaica. A frantic race that ended in a tragic death in the following months 1971.En recorded together: 'Travel On', 'The Hop' and 'Forward March', with the latter song that celebrated the newly gained independence isla.El album was a success for the host and Prince Buster out saying that he had stolen a melody of his song "They Got To Come '. It bounced off both the prince who took an item entitled "Blackhead Chinaman '(black-headed Chinese man) in clear reference to Leslie Kong. Thus began the musical war between the two producers. In early 1963 the disputes between rival fans to levels as concern grew that the newly formed Jamaican government had to take matters into war calming music. Producers urged the two photographed together out in the press saying that despite the rhetoric of both were close amigos.A songs of record with Kong, Derrick Morgan also helped to find new young talent auditioning as Robert Marley or the Maytals, the latter did not pass the 1968 prueba.En finally sees light the first full-length Derrick Morgan 'Forward March' released in Jamaica for 'Beverley' and 'Island' in England. This album was the biggest hit of Derrick Morgan 'Housewives Choice', a song in which he shared vocals with Patsy. After the departure of Prince Buster record convinced him to go with him to England to record for the Melodisc that had the Blue Beat subsidiary dedicated to the syncopated rhythms. Derrick Grabron and decided that, as in his warm home jamaica is not anywhere, so be back on the island piró.De continued his work as we stopped talking, went on to record hits for Prince Buster and Duke Reid. 
In 1965, when he had five years of successful career and hard work, decided to stop recording for a while. This decision was made partly because of what he was tied to his contract that prevented him from publishing Melodisc any song in the UK with any record that was not 'Blue Beat'. In any case the producers of the island that had a contract signed by this company were around him throwing quoits if he recorded with some success. The finance minister himself Jamaica, Edward Seaga, had to take part in this case for what it meant to him a possible conflict with the British. In any case Derrick decided to re-record. As restless as ever recorded for Gibbs and Coxon Joc Dodd in '67 and came back with Kong recorded a string of successes, today's reggae classic 'Tougher Than Tough', 'Court Dismiss "and" Judge Dread In Court' in response to anti-rude boy song recorded by Prince Buster 'Judge Dread (Four Hundred Years). "Derrick During that same year made his debut as producer with his brother and future Bunny Wailer (the world is a handkerchief). In the Jamaican society have a brother was something ordinary, that a married man has sex with other women and it always adopted, which did not occur in reverse. The case is that it produced the first two songs he recorded with Byron Lee when he had still not reunited with his ot ro 
brother bigard Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. These issues were 'Someone' and 'Do You Love Me', both tracks with him on vocals Derrick's other sister, Pauline. Following these sessions began close collaboration that would continue until mid-70s. Derrick, meanwhile, continued to record with Kong: 'KIII Me Dead', 'Greedy Gal', 'I Am The Ruler ", etc. The success was having Bunny encouraged our hero to start her own record label 'Hop Records. Had the backing of one of the best bands instrurnentales of Jamaica, 'Lyn Taitt & The Jets'. Derrick produced hits their own and 'Conquering Ruler "and" Gimme Back', and other artists like 'The Consomates', 'The Viceroys' and LIoyd Robinson & Devon Russell with his song 'Red Bum Ball' to be one of the great successes of the island that also meant to año.1968 him out into the streets of his first self-produced LP 'Derrick Morgan & Friends. " Continued his work as a producer of Bunny and Kong and Lynford Anderson also produced the most successful theme of his career 'Fat Man', a topic that over the years under the pseudonym regrabaría Capp.En 1969 Andy made his second visit to the UK reggae music was considered 'underground' or at least ethnic music. It was popular in Afro-Caribbean communities in the suburbs of London. During this time had formed a new audience of older black American music fans, the same as heard on Ja. Also lived more marginal areas, but these were white, were skinheads.Se gathered in the backs of the suburbs on weekends to go to the dances that were scheduled in black communities. New music (reggae) and the rude boys came to go deeper and adopted similar tastes and ways, aesthetic and musical. When he came to England he found Derriek changed. Was formed by the reggae madness, Derrick was almost an idol. Advantage for concerts and recording with legendary Pama Records label two albums: 'Derrick Morgan in London' and 'Moonhop' which lIegaria to enter the lists d 
and successes of the country.In the following years he lived between London and Kingston, recording and producing people eomo 'The Righteous Flames' and Max Romeo, his career continued as well as successful in subsequent years until he decided in 1975 to emigrate to Canada. AIII recorded with Imperial Records, spent four years until he decided to move to a site with a somewhat warmer climate was like Miami, where he has been living until recently moved his home to the warmest Jamaica. (taken from the fanzine Street Kids # 3, 1996)
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