Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly
Born: Jan 1, 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica
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Genre: Reggae
Styles: Rocksteady, Lovers Rock, Roots Reggae
Biography: Born in 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica, Pat Kelly was one of the island's leading purveyors of the rocksteady genre. The Curtis Mayfield sound-alike took Slim Smith's place alongside Bruce Ruffin & Winston Riley in the Techniques around 1966. The group recorded some fine covers of soul music especially Impressions ...Read full biography
The Vintage Series
Released: 2000
Label: VP Records
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An invigorating compilation by Pat Kelly, an obvious devotee of Curtis Mayfield -- seven of the 19 tracks are Mayfield compositions. The Mayfield songs' boast two versions of "You'll Want Me Back" aka ...Read full review
Butterflies
Released: 1995
Label: Sonic Sounds
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Pat Kelly was heavily influenced by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, as were the similar Jamaican singers Slim Smith and Cornell Campbell (all three were members at one time or another of the Uniques/ ...Read full review
More Pat Kelly albums: Compilations (5)
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