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U‐Roy
(21 Sep 1942 - 17 Feb 2021)
Male Person - Jamaica
Also known as
(1)
Euwart Asman Beckford
(Legal name: )
Releases
(39)
Official
Album
Version Galore
1970
U. Roy / With Words of Wisdom
1974
Dread in a Babylon
1975
African Roots
1976
Natty Rebel
1976
Jah Son of Africa
1978
Music Addict
1987
Rasta Ambassador
26 Jul 1991
True Born African
1991
Smile a While
1993
Smile a While
1993
Babylon Kingdom Must Fall
1996
Serious Matter
2000
Now
May 2001
The Lost Album —- Right Time Rockers
2001
The Rightful Ruler
19 Aug 2003
Rebel in Styylle
2003
Babylon Kingdom Must Fall
2003
Old School / New Rules
30 Sep 2006
Pray fi di People
12 Oct 2012
Greatest Hits Anthology
21 Feb 2018
Solid Gold
16 Jul 2021
Dread In A Africa
17 Feb 2022
Album - Compilation
Version of Wisdom
1990
The Originator
1990
(as
U Roy
)
Three From the Frontline
1991
Rock With I
25 Aug 1992
Musical Vision
1993
Super Boss: The Great Treasure Isle Collection, Volume 1
18 Oct 1994
Original DJ
26 Sep 1995
Your Ace From Space
1995
(as
U‐Roy and Friends
)
Wake the Town
1999
Trenchtown Rock
1999
Super Boss - The Best Of U-Roy
2001
Babylon Burning: The Mighty Sounds of U-Roy
2002
Foundation Skank 1971-1975 Rare Sides By The DJ Originator
21 Apr 2009
I Am the Originator
2009
Recordings by
(410)
Your Ace From Space
2:53 (1970)
On the Beach
2:40 (1970)
Version Galore
3:07 (1970)
True Confession
2:37 (1970)
Tide Is High
2:42 (1970)
Things You Love
2:53 (1970)
The Same Song
3:07 (1970)
Happy Go Lucky Girl
3:15 (1970)
Rock Away
3:03 (1970)
Wear You to the Ball
2:31 (1970)
Don't Stay Away
2:36 (1970)
Hot Pop
2:43 (1970)
Way Down in South
?:?? (1972)
My Girl
?:?? (1972)
Way Down South
?:?? (1972)
Treasure Isle Skank
2:37 (1974)
Rule the Nation
2:32 (1974)
Drive Her Home
1:49 (1974)
Tom Drunk
2:07 (1974)
Words of Wisdom
2:36 (1974)
The Merry Go Round
2:48 (1974)
Wake the Town
2:26 (1974)
What Is Catty?
2:47 (1974)
Everybody Bawling
2:16 (1974)
Ain't That Loving You
2:30 (1974)
Behold
2:36 (1974)
Honey Come Back
2:47 (1974)
Runaway Girl
3:47 (1975)
Chalice In The Palace
3:29 (1975)
I Can’t Love Another
3:23 (1975)
Dreadlocks Dread
2:47 (1975)
The Great Psalms
2:49 (1975)
Natty Don’t Fear
2:29 (1975)
African Message
2:43 (1975)
Silver Bird
3:12 (1975)
Listen to the Teacher
2:39 (1975)
Trench Town Rock
2:48 (1975)
Babylon Burning
2:41 (1976)
Natty Rebel
3:27 (1976)
Badie Boo
2:59 (1976)
If You Should Leave Me
2:58 (1976)
Do You Remember
3:15 (1976)
So Jah Jah Say
3:02 (1976)
Natty Kung Fu
2:48 (1976)
Travelling Man
2:49 (1976)
Have Mercy
3:28 (1976)
Go There Natty
2:41 (1976)
Fire in a Trenchtown
2:48 (1976)
Rock for I
2:56 (1976)
Don't Worry
3:08 (1976)
All Recordings By Results >>
On Recordings
(9)
Performer
King Tubby’s Special
2:52
The Aggrovators feat. U‐Roy
(01 Jul 1989)
King Tubby’s Special (reprise)
0:47
The Aggrovators feat. U‐Roy
(01 Jul 1989)
Rightful Ruler
2:35
Peter Tosh feat. U‐Roy
(19 Mar 1996)
Battle of the Giants Part 2
2:34
Big Youth feat. U‐Roy
(2000)
Battle of the Giants Part 1
2:45
Big Youth feat. U‐Roy
(2000)
Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks
6:26
Linval Thompson feat. U‐Roy
(2000)
guest
Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks
6:23
Linval Thompson feat. U‐Roy
(2006)
Vocals
Madness
5:18
Professor
(19 Apr 2011)
Mad Dub
5:16
Professor
(19 Apr 2011)
Credited as
(211)
King Tubby & U Roy
U Roy & Peter Tosh
U Roy & The Heptones
U. Roy & Delroy
U Roy & The Paragons
U Roy & The Techniques
U. Roy & Ken Boothe
U Roy & Slim Smith
Hugh Roy & Tommy McCook
U Roy & Hopeton Lewis
U Roy & The Upsetters
Hugh Roy
U Roy
Hugh Roy & John Holt
U. Roy
U. Roy & John Holt
U Roy & Ken Boothe
Johnny Clarke & U Roy
Peter Tosh & U Roy
Hugh Roy / Billy Dyce
RIC feat. URoy
U Roy & Lennox Brown
U Roy and Francois Kervorkian
U Roy and the Children
Hugh Roy & Slim Smith
U Roy & John Holt
U Roy & Beres Hammond
U Roy And The Jamaicans
Nuroy & Uroy
The Paragons feat. Vegas, Rayvon, U Roy & Channel Live / Brother Culture
The Paragons feat. Vegas, Rayvon, U Roy & Channel Live
U. Roy / The Upsetters
U-Roy feat. Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
U‐Roy and Santigold
U‐Roy & Alton Ellis
U‐Roy & Glen Adam
U‐Roy & Glen Adams
U‐Roy & The Upsetters
U‐Roy / Alborosie
U‐Roy feat. Anthony B
U‐Roy feat. Anthony B & Marie Marie
U‐Roy feat. Balik & Tiken Jah Fakoly
U‐Roy feat. Horace Andy
U‐Roy feat. Santigold
Tiken Jah Fakoly feat. U‐Roy
Toots & The Maytals feat. Terry Hall, The Skatalites & U‐Roy
Toots & The Maytals feat. Terry Hall, The Skatalites and U‐Roy
U Brown & U‐Roy
Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno feat. U‐Roy & Alice Russell
Quantic presents Flowering Inferno feat. U‐Roy & Alice Russell
All Recording Results >>
Works
(17)
Wrote
Leaders of the World
True True
I'm a Rasta Man
A Chapter a Day
Steppin Pon the Right Track
Freedom
The Hurt Is Good
Can't Do Them Time
Lip Service
More Love
Choice DJ
Unity in the Community
Smile a While
Composed
Natty Rebel
Soldering
Lyrics
Soldering
Natty Rebel
Events
(1)
Main Performer At
Dour 2018, day 3: Jupiler Boombox
time
Links
(28)
Other Databases
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90661186
https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/u-roy/
https://www.45cat.com/artist/uroy
https://www.45cat.com/artist/u-roy-2
https://d-nb.info/gnd/134796535
https://www.45cat.com/artist/u-roy
https://www.whosampled.com/U-Roy/
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/u_roy
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139006494
Lyrics Page
https://genius.com/artists/U-roy
Last.Fm
https://www.last.fm/music/U-Roy
https://www.last.fm/music/Ewart+Beckford
Songkick
https://www.songkick.com/artists/265885
Discogs
https://www.discogs.com/artist/787046
https://www.discogs.com/artist/64739
Allmusic
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000178014
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001049205
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001199585
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002304319
VIAF ID
http://viaf.org/viaf/10035049
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356920
Secondhandsongs
https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/36465
Stream For Free
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aCH6cwaYahrWfJWqfEfra
https://www.deezer.com/artist/70342
Bandcamp
https://u-roy.bandcamp.com/
BBC Music
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/c40fa847-7501-4eee-9a20-12d5d1c5c0db
Myspace
https://myspace.com/uroyreggae
Youtube Channels
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknTmG4et7MMK2oY9-oKspg