Dennis Brown
Kris Needs, ZigZag, December 1978
HE'S BEEN ON the stage for twelve years, eight of those rarely out of the Jamaican charts. He's a major reggae ambassador to Canada, the United States, Europe and the UK, and self-styled father figure to JA's aspiring young artists. He's been good friends with my ears for a long time.
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