King Tubby

Born
January 28, 1941
in Kingston, Jamaica 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Jo-Ann Greene
King Tubby is to this day synonymous with dub. He was a man who had a passion for fiddling with sound equipment, and turned that passion into a new musical genre and a veritable art form. He may have started his career as a repairman, but before he was done, his name was one of the most respected around the world. He worked with virtually every artist in Jamaica, and his name on a remix was like gold, a seal of quality that was never questioned.



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