Dirtsman
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Patrick Thompson |
Born | 4 April 1965 |
Origin | Spanish Town, Jamaica |
Died | 21 December 1993 | (aged 27)
Genres | Dancehall |
Patrick Thompson (4 March 1965 – 21 December 1993), better known as Dirtsman, was a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
Biography
[edit]Born in Spanish Town on 4 March 1965, Thompson was the son of the owner of the Black Universal Sound System, and was the brother of deejay Papa San.[1][2]
Although he launched his career with his father's company, he later switched to the Willowdene-based Creation Rock Tower System.[1] Recording since the mid-1980s, Dirtsman's biggest hits were "Thank You", produced by Steely and Clevie and "Hot This Year", produced by New York producer Philip Smart.[1] He signed a contract with BMG but his career was cut short when four gunmen took his life on 21 December 1993.[1][3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Acid (1991), VP
Singles
[edit]- "Thank You" (1989), Steely & Clevie
- "Borrow Man" (1989), Steely & Clevie
- "Magnet and Steel" (1991), African Star
- "Watch The Galee" / "Woman Wan' Man" (12") (1991), Mafia and Fluxy
- "Mi Gun Nah Stick" (1991), Fashion
- "Bubble and Wine" (1991), Digital B
- "Graduation" (1991), Digital B
- "Why Threat" (1992), Digital B/New Sound
- "Hot Dis Year" (1992), Digital B
- "Simmer Down" (1992), Xterminator
- "Bad Mind" (1992), Pinnacle
- "Matey Boasy" (1993), Mafia and Fluxy
- "Caan Flop" (1993), Gussie P
- "Galong Bad" (1993), Fashion
- "Body Look Sweet", New Sound – B-side by Johnny Osbourne
- "Nah Put It Down" (12"), Digital-B
- "Peeping Tom", Super Power
- "Po Pow", Digital B
- "Strive", XTerminator
- "Dem Want More", Tan-Yah – B-side by Shelene
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 79
- ^ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 87
- ^ Harris, Craig "Dirtsman Biography", AllMusic, retrieved 2011-12-16