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Big Youth (19 Apr 1949 - )

Male Person - Jamaica

Releases (32)

Official

Album

  1. Chi Chi Run 1972
  2. Screaming Target 1973
  3. Dreadlocks Dread 1975
  4. Natty Cultural Dread 1976
  5. Isaiah First Prophet of Old 1978
  6. Reggae Gi Dem Dub 1978
  7. Progress 1979
  8. Rock Holy 1980
  9. Some Great Big Youth 1981
  10. The Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style 1982
  11. A Luta Continua 1985
  12. Manifestation 1988
  13. Jamming In the House of Dread 1991
  14. Higher Grounds 23 May 1995
  15. Hit the Road Jack 1995
  16. Save The Children 1995

Album - Compilation

  1. Reggae Phenomenon 1977
  2. Everyday Skank - Best of Big Youth 1980
  3. A Reggae Collection 1992
  4. Tell It Black 2000
  5. Natty Universal Dread, 1973-1979 2000
  6. Ride Like Lightning - The Best Of Big Youth 1972-1976 2002
  7. Musicology 31 Oct 2006

Album - Live

  1. Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1984

Album - Remix

  1. Screaming Target (Higher Light Remix) 18 Apr 2016

Single

  1. Movie Man 1972
  2. Peace at Last / The Royal Line of David 1979
  3. Jahman of Syreen / Hotter Fire 2008
  4. Bail Out 2012
  5. Live Right 2013
  6. Facts of Life / Medicine Doctor 2013
  7. Every Nigger Is a Star

Relationships (2)

Collaborator On

  1. Artists United Against Apartheid

Member Of

  1. Upper Cut Band

Recordings by (358)

  1. Movie Man ?:?? (1972)
  2. Screaming Target 3:39 (1973)
  3. Pride And Joy Rock 2:38 (1973)
  4. Be Careful 3:34 (1973)
  5. Tippertong Rock 3:27 (1973)
  6. One of These Fine Days 3:05 (1973)
  7. Screaming Target (version 2) 3:46 (1973)
  8. The Killer 3:29 (1973)
  9. Solomon A Gunday 3:09 (1973)
  10. Honesty 2:39 (1973)
  11. I Am Alright 2:43 (1973)
  12. Lee a Low 2:19 (1973)
  13. Concrete Jungle 3:47 (1973)
  14. A So We Stay ?:?? (1973)
  15. Moving (version) 3:00 (1975)
  16. Train to Rhodesia 3:35 (1975)
  17. House of Dreadlocks 3:19 (1975)
  18. Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop) 3:21 (1975)
  19. Natty Dread She Want 3:18 (1975)
  20. Some Like It Dread 3:01 (1975)
  21. Marcus Garvey 3:01 (1975)
  22. Big Youth Special 2:28 (1975)
  23. Dread Organ 2:58 (1975)
  24. Black Man Message 2:51 (1975)
  25. You Don’t Care 2:34 (1975)
  26. All Nations Bow ?:?? (1975)
  27. Screamin Target 3:36 (1976)
  28. Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ?:?? (1976)
  29. Natty Cultural Dread ?:?? (1976)
  30. Hell Is For Heroes ?:?? (1976)
  31. Jim Squashey ?:?? (1976)
  32. Touch Me In The Morning ?:?? (1976)
  33. Every Nigger Is A Star ?:?? (1976)
  34. I Love the Way You Love ?:?? (1976)
  35. The Day I Laid My Eyes on You ?:?? (1976)
  36. Keep Your Dread ?:?? (1976)
  37. I Light and I Salvation ?:?? (1976)
  38. Give Praises 4:03 (1977)
  39. Plead I Cause 2:55 (1977)
  40. I Am Your Man 2:57 (1977)
  41. Hip-Ki-Do 2:47 (1977)
  42. Riverton City 3:10 (1977)
  43. It's Not Unusual 2:43 (1977)
  44. Papa Was a Rolling Stone 3:33 (1977)
  45. Love and Happiness 3:10 (1977)
  46. Weeping In The Night 3:16 (1977)
  47. Reggae Phenomenon (Joy in the Morning) 2:15 (1977)
  48. Get Up Stand Up 3:26 (1977)
  49. Notty No Jester 2:55 (1977)
  50. Johnny Reggae 2:46 (1977)
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On Recordings (40)

Performer

  1. Mark of the Beast 3:51 Capleton feat. Big Youth (09 Sep 1997)
  2. Good Old Dancehall Vibes 4:07 Beres Hammond feat. Big Youth (01 Dec 2003)

Vocals

  1. Sun City (last remix / UK 12” single version) 9:37 Artists United Against Apartheid (25 Oct 1985)
  2. Sun City 7:10 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985)
  3. Sun City (version II) 5:42 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985)
  4. Let Me See Your I.D. 7:19 Gil Scott‐Heron, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee (07 Dec 1985)
  5. Queen From the Ghetto 5:29 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs feat. Big Youth (20 Jun 1995) guest
  6. Wake Up 4:19 Dub Syndicate (27 Mar 1998)
  7. Emmanuel 3:58 Dub Syndicate (27 Mar 1998)
  8. Fresh 5:37 Lonesome Echo Strings (1999) lead vocals
  9. Emmanuel (version 2) 4:16 Dub Syndicate (15 May 2006)
  10. Jah Rasta (single mix) 2:59 Dub Syndicate (15 May 2006)
  11. Togetherness 4:22 Dub Syndicate (15 May 2006)
  12. Intro 0:22 Dub Syndicate (15 May 2006)
  13. So Lonely (So Dub) 5:02 DubXanne (30 May 2008) guest

Produced

  1. River Jordan 2:40 Big Youth (2000)
  2. Can't Take Wah Happen on a West 3:44 Big Youth (2000)
  3. Not Long Ago 3:00 Big Youth (2000)
  4. Is Dread in a Babylon 3:23 Big Youth (2000)
  5. Miss Lou Ring a Ding 2:34 Big Youth (2000)
  6. Mr. Buddy 3:20 Big Youth (2000)
  7. Wolf in Sheep Clothing (version 2) 2:56 Big Youth (2000)
  8. Hot Stock 2:56 Big Youth (2000)
  9. Things in the Night 3:03 Big Youth (2000)
  10. River Boat 3:07 Big Youth (2000)
  11. Political Confusion 4:08 Big Youth (2000)
  12. Jah Jah Love Them (extended) 6:41 Big Youth (2000)
  13. Wolf in Sheep Clothing (version 1) 3:07 Big Youth (2000)
  14. Jah Man of Syreeen 3:23 Big Youth (2000)
  15. Hot Cross Bun 2:37 Big Youth (2000)
  16. Sugar Sugar 2:53 Big Youth feat. Junior Byles (2000)
  17. Same Something 2:44 Big Youth (2000)
  18. Dread Is the Best 2:48 Big Youth (2000)
  19. The Wise Sheep 3:02 Big Youth (2000)
  20. I Pray Thee Continually 3:24 Big Youth (2000)
  21. Children Children 3:18 Big Youth (2000)
  22. The Upful One 3:13 Big Youth (2000)
  23. Downtown Kingston Pollution 2:48 Big Youth (2000)
  24. Sky Juice 2:44 Big Youth (2000)
  25. Keep on Trying 3:06 Big Youth feat. Leroy Smart (2000)

Credited as (61)

  1. Big Youth
  2. Big Youth & The Upsetters
  3. Big Youth & Dennis Brown
  4. Big Youth & Dillinger
  5. Big Youth and Junior Byles
  6. Dennis Brown & Big Youth
  7. Big Youth & Keith Hudson
  8. Ranking Miss P & Big Youth
  9. Augustus Pablo, Big Youth & The Crystalites
  10. Derajah & The Donkey Jaw Bone feat. Big Youth
  11. Baroque Dub feat. Big Youth
  12. Beres Hammond feat. Big Youth
  13. Big Youth feat. Leroy Smart
  14. Big Youth feat. Junior Byles
  15. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs feat. Big Youth
  16. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs c/ Big Youth
  17. Tarrus Riley feat. Big Youth & Mr. Cheeks
  18. Andrew Bees feat. Big Youth
  19. Capleton feat. Big Youth
  20. Two Culture Clash feat. Big Youth
  21. Niney & The Big Youth
  22. Big Youth & Vivian Jackson
  23. Big Youth and Vivian Jackson
  24. Roy Shirley / Big Youth / Roy Reid
  25. Big Youth / Barrington Levy
  26. Alton Ellis & Big Youth
  27. Barrington Spence & Big Youth
  28. Mista Savona feat. Big Youth
  29. Big Youth with The Archangels
  30. John Holt & Big Youth
  31. Prince Buster & Big Youth
  32. Junior Byles & Big Youth
  33. Big Youth & Augustus Pablo
  34. Big Youth / Mike Brooks
  35. Serge Gainsbourg feat. Big Youth
  36. Dub Syndicate feat. Big Youth
  37. Prince Fatty feat. Big Youth & George Dekker
  38. Prince Fatty feat. Big Youth & Marcia Griffith
  39. Prince Fatty feat. Big Youth & Earl Sixteen
  40. Horace Andy & Big Youth
  41. Dennis Brown feat. Big Youth
  42. Yabby You & Big Youth
  43. Brain Damage meets Big Youth
  44. Biga Ranx feat. U‐Roy, Big Youth, U Brown & Joseph Cotton
  45. Biga Ranx feat. U‐Roy, U Brown, Big Youth & Joseph Cotton
  46. U‐Roy feat. Big Youth & Mick Jones
  47. Big Youth & U‐Roy
  48. Big Youth feat. U‐Roy
  49. Big Youth feat. U-Roy
  50. U‐Roy and Big Youth with Mick Jones
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Works (3)

Wrote

  1. Undercover Freak
  2. Emmanuel

Lyrics

  1. Peace at Last

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Reggae Sunsplash 1987, day 2
  2. Reggae Sunsplash 1982, day 2

Links (21)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/big_youth
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91023690
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13945278n
  4. https://www.45cat.com/artist/big-youth
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134796543
  6. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n91-23690

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Big-youth

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Big+Youth

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/376744

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/58870

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000762652

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118047/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/38549102

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794747

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/62407

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TdzGitZtbe3Zw3BB4SFEH
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3602

Bandcamp

  1. https://bigyouth.bandcamp.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6e4cbcf5-1b18-4719-98c2-7a2c9eccaa6d

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/big-youth-official

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/bigyouth1