Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller
Born: May 4, 1956 in Mandeville, Jamaica
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Died: Mar 23, 1980
Genre: Reggae
Styles: Roots Reggae, Contemporary Reggae
Biography: "I was born on Rousseau Road/the number was 21A," so Jacob Miller sang on "Killer Miller." In actuality, the star apparently hailed from Mandeville, in the Jamaican hills; however, his single mother sent her son to live with his grandparents in Kingston, and thus he did indeed grow up on Rousseau Road. ...Read full biography
Who Say Jah No Dread
Released: 1992
Label: Ras
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There are those who argue that all reggae sounds the same, and that roots reggae, in particular, consists entirely of minor variations on a very small set of musical (and, Jah knows, lyrical) themes. Reggae ...Read full review
I'm Just a Dread
Released: 2000
Label: T.P.
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Twenty years after his untimely death in a car crash, it's easy to forget how popular and influential Jacob Miller was in the late '70s when he served as lead singer for Inner Circle and recorded a clutch ...Read full review
More Jacob Miller albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (9)
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