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IRON 3607EP
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7" Vinyl single in green. Includes special insert. Limited Edition. Frenchie King is a veteran artist and producer from the world of Reggae music. He was born in Jamaica and moved to the UK at the age of 12, where he began singing in a church choir. In the late 1960s he formed a church band with two friends called The Ressurectors. Their music caught the attention of Reggae star Alton Ellis. After meeting Alton a new band formed called Black Stallion and their first song on Venture Records was released entitled -- "Love Power." Alton was mentor and guiding light for Frenchie and crew; enabling them to jam with a host of Studio One artists. Frenchie went on to work with noteworthy Reggae artists like: Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, Dennis Alcapone, Ken Parker, Tito Simon, Dave Barker, Bobby Davis (The Sensations), Ruff Cutt, Owen Gray, and Akabu. Moving into the 1980s, Frenchie started a solo career and switched to the label M1 where he released projects like "Your Entitled" and "Poor Me Natty Dread." During this time, he also worked with renowned producer Sid Buckner (Studio One), before taking a brief hiatus; returning to help produce artist Owen Gray. He also wrote the song "Blackbird" for the band Akabu which was released in 1995 on U-Sound. Moving forward into the 2000s, along with other musical adventures the iconic album People Had Enough was released in 2017, along with singles, "Let Us Do Something" and "Dance Cork." In 2023 Frenchie hooked up with The Blackstones. Through this came the opportunity to work with Iron Sound Records and producer Alien Dread. This is the first single on ISR, with a solid Roots vocal track backed by studio band: Alvin Davis, Asha B and Steven Wright. More to follow!
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