Tenor Saw
One of the most important figures in early ragga and dancehall, Tenor Saw (born Clive Bright, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica) is best-known for his 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm," a song based on the then-ubiquitous "Stalag 17" rhythm which proved to be one of the biggest -- and catchiest -- hits to come out of reggae's transition into the electronic age. Tenor Saw followed it up with Fever, an LP that -- while it didn't contain his signature song -- proved to be a minor classic of early dancehall, full of simple, catchy melodies, synthesized rhythm-section parts, and Tenor Saw's floating vocals. (The CD reissue of Fever also appended dub versions of most of the original tracks.) With such a promising start to his career, it seemed Tenor Saw would be around for quite a long time; sadly, his life was cut short in August 1988, when he was hit by a car in Houston, TX, and killed. The album Wake the Town was released posthumously in 1992.
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Discografia
12 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Tenor Saw Meets Nitty Gritty
Country - Lançado por VP RECORDS em 25 de ago. de 2008
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Clash
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Library em 17 de mar. de 2023
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Fever
Reggae - Lançado por Tafari Records em 22 de out. de 2007
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Fever
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Library em 1 de abr. de 2022
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Tenor Saw Lives On
Dancehall - Lançado por Tafari Records em 17 de jun. de 2022
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Reggae Trio
Tenor Saw, Pinchers, Michael Palmer
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Library em 5 de ago. de 2022
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Ring the Alarm (Sound Boy Murda)
Dancehall - Lançado por Riley Don Music em 28 de out. de 2022
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Dub Fever
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Library em 8 de jul. de 2022
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Super Clash
Dancehall - Lançado por Reggae Library em 23 de jun. de 2023
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Reggae Dancehall Riddim: Love Me Forever
Junior Delgado, Tenor Saw, Wilson Junior
Dancehall - Lançado por Reggae Library em 3 de nov. de 2023
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John Crow the Tyrell Clive Bright MIX
Tenor Saw, Rookie Production, Government One
Reggae - Lançado por Rookie Production em 16 de fev. de 2023
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With Lots of Sign
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Library em 8 de abr. de 2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo