Stranger Cole
Stranger Cole was born Wilburn Theodore Cole in 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica, receiving the nickname "Stranger" because he resembled no one else in his family. Cole began his recording career with producer Duke Reid, scoring a hit with his 1962 debut, "Rough & Tough," a full-tilt ska number with a wild harmonica solo. His Louis Jordan revival song, "Run Joe," was a hit in 1965, and featured members of the Techniques on harmony vocals. Stranger frequently used duet partners, most notably Patsy Todd and Ken Boothe, and later in his career, Gladstone Anderson (their version of "Just Like a River" is one of Cole's finest songs), stemming from an apparent shyness in the studio, but Cole developed into a soulful vocalist, and his songs radiate a kid of joyful personality that is rare in most reggae. Cole left Reid as the ska era waned, becoming sort of a maverick, cutting sides with several Jamaican producers, including Sonia Pottinger, Lee "Scratch" Perry (including the wonderful single, "Run Up Your Mouth"), and Bunny "Striker" Lee, before relocating to England in 1971, where he toured extensively. Cole moved to Toronto, Canada, in 1973, where he released three albums on his own label, The First Ten Years of Stranger Cole (1978), Captive Land (1980), and The Patriot (1982). In 2003, Trojan Records released Bangarang: The Best of Stranger Cole 1962-1972, a long overdue retrospective of this fine Jamaican singer's career.
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Storybook Revisited
Reggae - Erschienen bei Burning Sounds am 25.10.2019
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The Best Vintage Selection - Stranger Cole
Reggae - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 07.10.2020
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Don't Play
Reggae - Erschienen bei Soul of Anbessa am 03.08.2012
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Bangarang / Forest Gate Rock
Stranger Cole, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Charmers
Reggae - Erschienen bei Gorgon Music - VPAL Music am 07.09.2011
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You Took My Love
Stranger Cole, Patsy Millicent Todd, The Webber Sisters
Reggae - Erschienen bei Gay Feet - Dub Store Records am 10.03.2017
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Bangarang / Forest Gate Rock
Lester Sterling, Lloyd Harmer, Stranger Cole
Reggae - Erschienen bei Lee's Records am 07.09.2011
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Rude Boy
Stranger Cole, The Steadytones
Ska & Rocksteady - Erschienen bei The Steadytones am 08.04.2022
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Reggae Time / Last Flight to Reggae City
Stranger Cole, Tommy McCook, Donald Lee
Reggae - Erschienen bei Gorgon Music - VPAL Music am 15.08.2011
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Word Is Wind / Cry Another Cry
Stranger Cole, Patsy, Dobby Dobson
Ska & Rocksteady - Erschienen bei Dub Store Records am 27.04.2015
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All The Best
Ska & Rocksteady - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 31.03.2020
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Koffee
Stranger Cole, The Steadytones
Reggae - Erschienen bei The Steadytones am 03.06.2022
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When The Party Is Over
Reggae - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 09.11.2023
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The Origins
Reggae - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 23.08.2019
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