King Tubby

Kingston, JM

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Jamaican sound engineer and producer from Kingston (1941-1989). Osbourne Ruddock. The inventor of dub music — stripped reggae to drums and bass, added echo, reverb, delay. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976, with Augustus Pablo). Murdered in 1989. The most important producer in Jamaican music history.

  • Ended
    Feb 06, 1989
  • Born
    Jan 28, 1941
  • Authority
    Fan contributed
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