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U‐Roy (21 Sep 1942 - 17 Feb 2021)

Male Person - Jamaica

 Also known as (1)

Releases (39)

Official

Album

  1. Version Galore 1970
  2. U. Roy / With Words of Wisdom 1974
  3. Dread in a Babylon 1975
  4. African Roots 1976
  5. Natty Rebel 1976
  6. Jah Son of Africa 1978
  7. Music Addict 1987
  8. Rasta Ambassador 26 Jul 1991
  9. True Born African 1991
  10. Smile a While 1993
  11. Smile a While 1993
  12. Babylon Kingdom Must Fall 1996
  13. Serious Matter 2000
  14. Now May 2001
  15. The Lost Album —- Right Time Rockers 2001
  16. The Rightful Ruler 19 Aug 2003
  17. Rebel in Styylle 2003
  18. Babylon Kingdom Must Fall 2003
  19. Old School / New Rules 30 Sep 2006
  20. Pray fi di People 12 Oct 2012
  21. Greatest Hits Anthology 21 Feb 2018
  22. Solid Gold 16 Jul 2021
  23. Dread In A Africa 17 Feb 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. Version of Wisdom 1990
  2. The Originator 1990 (as U Roy)
  3. Three From the Frontline 1991
  4. Rock With I 25 Aug 1992
  5. Musical Vision 1993
  6. Super Boss: The Great Treasure Isle Collection, Volume 1 18 Oct 1994
  7. Original DJ 26 Sep 1995
  8. Your Ace From Space 1995 (as U‐Roy and Friends)
  9. Wake the Town 1999
  10. Trenchtown Rock 1999
  11. Super Boss - The Best Of U-Roy 2001
  12. Babylon Burning: The Mighty Sounds of U-Roy 2002
  13. Foundation Skank 1971-1975 Rare Sides By The DJ Originator 21 Apr 2009
  14. I Am the Originator 2009

Recordings by (410)

  1. Your Ace From Space 2:53 (1970)
  2. On the Beach 2:40 (1970)
  3. Version Galore 3:07 (1970)
  4. True Confession 2:37 (1970)
  5. Tide Is High 2:42 (1970)
  6. Things You Love 2:53 (1970)
  7. The Same Song 3:07 (1970)
  8. Happy Go Lucky Girl 3:15 (1970)
  9. Rock Away 3:03 (1970)
  10. Wear You to the Ball 2:31 (1970)
  11. Don't Stay Away 2:36 (1970)
  12. Hot Pop 2:43 (1970)
  13. Way Down in South ?:?? (1972)
  14. My Girl ?:?? (1972)
  15. Way Down South ?:?? (1972)
  16. Treasure Isle Skank 2:37 (1974)
  17. Rule the Nation 2:32 (1974)
  18. Drive Her Home 1:49 (1974)
  19. Tom Drunk 2:07 (1974)
  20. Words of Wisdom 2:36 (1974)
  21. The Merry Go Round 2:48 (1974)
  22. Wake the Town 2:26 (1974)
  23. What Is Catty? 2:47 (1974)
  24. Everybody Bawling 2:16 (1974)
  25. Ain't That Loving You 2:30 (1974)
  26. Behold 2:36 (1974)
  27. Honey Come Back 2:47 (1974)
  28. Runaway Girl 3:47 (1975)
  29. Chalice In The Palace 3:29 (1975)
  30. I Can’t Love Another 3:23 (1975)
  31. Dreadlocks Dread 2:47 (1975)
  32. The Great Psalms 2:49 (1975)
  33. Natty Don’t Fear 2:29 (1975)
  34. African Message 2:43 (1975)
  35. Silver Bird 3:12 (1975)
  36. Listen to the Teacher 2:39 (1975)
  37. Trench Town Rock 2:48 (1975)
  38. Babylon Burning 2:41 (1976)
  39. Natty Rebel 3:27 (1976)
  40. Badie Boo 2:59 (1976)
  41. If You Should Leave Me 2:58 (1976)
  42. Do You Remember 3:15 (1976)
  43. So Jah Jah Say 3:02 (1976)
  44. Natty Kung Fu 2:48 (1976)
  45. Travelling Man 2:49 (1976)
  46. Have Mercy 3:28 (1976)
  47. Go There Natty 2:41 (1976)
  48. Fire in a Trenchtown 2:48 (1976)
  49. Rock for I 2:56 (1976)
  50. Don't Worry 3:08 (1976)
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On Recordings (9)

Performer

  1. King Tubby’s Special 2:52 The Aggrovators feat. U‐Roy (01 Jul 1989)
  2. King Tubby’s Special (reprise) 0:47 The Aggrovators feat. U‐Roy (01 Jul 1989)
  3. Rightful Ruler 2:35 Peter Tosh feat. U‐Roy (19 Mar 1996)
  4. Battle of the Giants Part 2 2:34 Big Youth feat. U‐Roy (2000)
  5. Battle of the Giants Part 1 2:45 Big Youth feat. U‐Roy (2000)
  6. Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks 6:26 Linval Thompson feat. U‐Roy (2000) guest
  7. Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks 6:23 Linval Thompson feat. U‐Roy (2006)

Vocals

  1. Madness 5:18 Professor (19 Apr 2011)
  2. Mad Dub 5:16 Professor (19 Apr 2011)

Credited as (211)

  1. King Tubby & U Roy
  2. U Roy & Peter Tosh
  3. U Roy & The Heptones
  4. U. Roy & Delroy
  5. U Roy & The Paragons
  6. U Roy & The Techniques
  7. U. Roy & Ken Boothe
  8. U Roy & Slim Smith
  9. Hugh Roy & Tommy McCook
  10. U Roy & Hopeton Lewis
  11. U Roy & The Upsetters
  12. Hugh Roy
  13. U Roy
  14. Hugh Roy & John Holt
  15. U. Roy
  16. U. Roy & John Holt
  17. U Roy & Ken Boothe
  18. Johnny Clarke & U Roy
  19. Peter Tosh & U Roy
  20. Hugh Roy / Billy Dyce
  21. RIC feat. URoy
  22. U Roy & Lennox Brown
  23. U Roy and Francois Kervorkian
  24. U Roy and the Children
  25. Hugh Roy & Slim Smith
  26. U Roy & John Holt
  27. U Roy & Beres Hammond
  28. U Roy And The Jamaicans
  29. Nuroy & Uroy
  30. The Paragons feat. Vegas, Rayvon, U Roy & Channel Live / Brother Culture
  31. The Paragons feat. Vegas, Rayvon, U Roy & Channel Live
  32. U. Roy / The Upsetters
  33. U-Roy feat. Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
  34. U‐Roy and Santigold
  35. U‐Roy & Alton Ellis
  36. U‐Roy & Glen Adam
  37. U‐Roy & Glen Adams
  38. U‐Roy & The Upsetters
  39. U‐Roy / Alborosie
  40. U‐Roy feat. Anthony B
  41. U‐Roy feat. Anthony B & Marie Marie
  42. U‐Roy feat. Balik & Tiken Jah Fakoly
  43. U‐Roy feat. Horace Andy
  44. U‐Roy feat. Santigold
  45. Tiken Jah Fakoly feat. U‐Roy
  46. Toots & The Maytals feat. Terry Hall, The Skatalites & U‐Roy
  47. Toots & The Maytals feat. Terry Hall, The Skatalites and U‐Roy
  48. U Brown & U‐Roy
  49. Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno feat. U‐Roy & Alice Russell
  50. Quantic presents Flowering Inferno feat. U‐Roy & Alice Russell
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Works (17)

Wrote

  1. Leaders of the World
  2. True True
  3. I'm a Rasta Man
  4. A Chapter a Day
  5. Steppin Pon the Right Track
  6. Freedom
  7. The Hurt Is Good
  8. Can't Do Them Time
  9. Lip Service
  10. More Love
  11. Choice DJ
  12. Unity in the Community
  13. Smile a While

Composed

  1. Natty Rebel
  2. Soldering

Lyrics

  1. Soldering
  2. Natty Rebel

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Dour 2018, day 3: Jupiler Boombox time

Links (28)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90661186
  2. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/u-roy/
  3. https://www.45cat.com/artist/uroy
  4. https://www.45cat.com/artist/u-roy-2
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134796535
  6. https://www.45cat.com/artist/u-roy
  7. https://www.whosampled.com/U-Roy/
  8. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/u_roy
  9. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139006494

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/U-roy

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/U-Roy
  2. https://www.last.fm/music/Ewart+Beckford

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/265885

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/787046
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/64739

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000178014
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001049205
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001199585
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002304319

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/10035049

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356920

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/36465

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aCH6cwaYahrWfJWqfEfra
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/70342

Bandcamp

  1. https://u-roy.bandcamp.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c40fa847-7501-4eee-9a20-12d5d1c5c0db

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/uroyreggae

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknTmG4et7MMK2oY9-oKspg