Musical Youth
The success that was predicted for teenaged ska and reggae band Musical Youth when their pro-marijuana single "Pass the Dutchie" sold more than four million copies in 1982 failed to come to fruition. Within three years, the band, who featured vocalist Dennis Seaton, keyboardist Michael Grant, guitarist Kelvin Grant, and the Waite brothers -- Patrick, who played bass and Freddie Junior, who played drums -- had gone their separate ways. Although a reunion was conceived in 1993, the premature death of Patrick Waite at the age of 30 while in police custody put an end to these plans.
The members of Musical Youth were attending Duddleston Manor School in Birmingham, England, when the group was formed by the Waite brothers and their father, Frederick Waite, a former member of Jamaican vocal group the Techniques, who initially handled lead vocals. After the band signed with MCA in 1981, Dennis Seaton was recruited to sing lead. The following year, they hit gold with their single "Pass the Dutchie," based on the Mighty Diamonds' hit "Pass the Kouchie." Although Musical Youth released several subsequent singles, including "Unconditional Love" with Donna Summer and "Sixteen," they were unable to match the success of "Pass the Dutchie." The group splintered after the departure of Seaton in 1985. However, Michael Grant and Seaton re-formed Musical Youth as a duo in 2001, and the band frequently performed at festivals and as part of nostalgia tours. A long-delayed full-length, When Reggae Was King, appeared in 2020.
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Discografia
21 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Pass The Dutchie (12" Version)
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 25/09/1982
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The Youth Of Today
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 22/10/1982
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Never Gonna Give You Up
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 04/02/1983
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Different Style
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/10/1983
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She's Trouble
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/11/1983
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Sixteen
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/09/1983
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Pass The Dutchie (Sped Up Version)
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 25/09/1982
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Pass the Dutchie (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Reggae - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 07/02/2023
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When Reggae Was King
Reggae - Lançado por Thump Records (TH1) em 30/10/2020
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Pass The Dutchie
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 25/09/1982
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Pass The Dutchie 21
Reggae - Lançado por Thump Records (TH1) em 30/10/2020
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Political / Generals
Reggae - Lançado por Reggae Archive Records em 03/08/1981
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Pass The Dutchie (Odjbox Remix)
Electronic - Lançado por Universal-Island Records Ltd. em 25/09/1982
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Heartbreaker
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/01/1983
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Youth Of Today
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/01/1982
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Tell Me Why
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/07/1983
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Pass The Dutchie
Emily B, Musical Youth, DJ STP
Dance - Lançado por I am emily music em 14/07/2023
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007
Pop - Lançado por UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) em 01/08/1983
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Sharing The Night Together
Reggae - Lançado por Thump Records (TH1) em 22/05/2020
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Pass the Dutchie (Star Slinger Remix)
Reggae - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 13/12/2019
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