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U-Roy

Born
September 21, 1942
in Jones Town, Jamaica 
Active Decades
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by Jo-Ann Greene
Known as the Originator, U-roy wasn't the first DJ, nor even the first to cut a record, but he was the first to shake the nation and he originated a style so distinctly unique that he single-handedly changed his homeland's music scene forever. Born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town, Jamaica, in 1942, he received his famous moniker from a young family member unable to correctly pronounce Ewart and the nickname stuck.



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