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	MySpace.com - Jackie Mittoo - Reggae / Ska / Roots Music - www.myspace.com/officialjackiemittoo
		Jackie Mittoo was born Donat Roy Mittoo on March 3, 1948 Kingston, Jamaica.
		Jackie began recording and playing with the top Jamaican musicians of that time and in 1964 became the fouding memeber of the most famous Jamaican Ska band the Skatalites.The Skatalites played a potent mix of jazz arrangements and horn solos over their version of the American R'n'B rhythms so beloved of Jamaica's sound system followers.
		Jackie Mittoo died of cancer in 1990 leaving behind a legacy of work the importance of which is yet to be fully appreciated.
	www.myspace.com /officialjackiemittoo (982 words)

	ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Jackie Mittoo])
		Jackie was born on March 3, 1948 in Brown's Town, in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.
		Jackie wasn't just the leader he was a creator as well, giving the bass player his lines, writing the chords for the guitarist, playing keyboards himself as well as arranging the recordings.
		Jackie Mittoo died of cancer in 1990 leaving behind a legacy of work the importance of which is yet to be fully appreciated.
	www.reggaetrain.com /biojmittoo.asp (672 words)

	Jackie Mittoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jackie Mittoo (March 3, 1948–December 16, 1990), born in Browns Town, Saint Ann, Jamaica), was a Jamaican keyboardist.
		Mittoo continued to record for Jamaican producers in the 1970s, mostly for Bunny Lee.
		Mittoo entered the hospital on December 12, 1990 and died of cancer on December 16, just four days later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jackie_Mittoo (288 words)

	Mittoo, Jackie
		Several of Mittoo's songs and/or rhythms from the 1960s were later recorded or adapted by other artists - eg, 'Real Rock' by The Clash and Willie Williams (as 'Armagideon Time'), 'Full Up' by the Mighty Diamonds (as 'Pass the Kouchie') and Musical Youth (as 'Pass the Dutchie') and 'Feel Like Jumping' by William Orbit.
		Mittoo also played on the US soul singer Johnny Nash's Jamaican recordings of 'Hold Me Tight' (1968) and 'Cupid' (1969), which were among the first reggae songs to enjoy broad popularity in North America and Europe.
		Mittoo moved in 1969 to Toronto, but continued to work in Jamaica and toured, and/or recorded, as a member of the Skatalites and with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Sugar Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Willie Williams, and others.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002402 (419 words)

	JackieMittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie was the single most important contributor to the sound of Studio One - the sound which has provided the structure for all of our music, from the 60s on into each succeeding decade.
		Jackie Mittoo was born Donat Roy Mittoo on March 3, 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica.
		Jackie got is biggest break though at the age of 14 when he was asked by Coxson Dodd to run sessions and compose original music for his new music studio on Brentford Road called Studio One.
	www.352elements.com /JackieMittoo.html (776 words)

	Jackie Mittoo
		Jackie was born on March 3, 1948 in Brown's Town, in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.
		Dodd's basic arrangement with Jackie was to compose five new rhythm a week, Jackie went on to lead the session musicians changing their name to the Soul Vendors and later to Sound Dimension.
		Jackie wasn't just the leader he was a creator as well, giving the bass player his lines, writing the chords for the guitarist, playing keyboards himself as well as arranging the recordings.
	www.reggaemovement.com /Artists/jackiemittoo.htm (681 words)

	Jackie Mittoo -- a brief history - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		JACKIE Mittoo was born Donat Roy Mittoo, on March 3, 1948 in Brown's Town, St Ann and rose to become, arguably, one of reggae's premier keyboard players.
		Mittoo began playing professionally at the age of 13 with various bands such as The Rivals and The Sheiks and it was around this time that he started hanging out at Federal Studios.
		Mittoo left Jamaica for Canada towards the end of the 1960s although he would continue to return regularly and and work with Dodd throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20030619T210000-0500_45337_OBS_JACKIE_MITTOO____A_BRIEF_HISTORY.asp (516 words)

	Jackie Mittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Keyboard virtuoso Jackie Mittoo was among the true legends of reggae -- a founding member of the Skatalites and an extraordinarily prolific songwriter, he was perhaps most influential as a mentor to countless younger performers, primarily through his work as the musical director at the famed Studio One.
		Born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town, Jamaica on March 3, 1948, he began playing keyboards at the age of four, and was rarely far from a piano through his teen years, performing professionally in groups including the Vagabonds and the Vikings.
		Among Mittoo's greatest contributions of the mid-to-late 1960s were "Darker Shade of Black" (the basis for Frankie Paul's "Pass the Tu Sheng Peng"), Freddie McGregor's "Bobby Babylon," Alton Ellis' "I'm Still in Love with You," the Cables' rock steady anthem "Baby Why" and "Feel Like Jumping," Marcia Griffiths' first hit.
	www.djangomusic.com /artist_bio.asp?id=R+++221822 (601 words)

	BBC - Blues, Soul & Reggae Review - Jackie Mittoo, Champion In The Arena
		Jackie Mittoo was a true star of Jamaican music; a founder member of The Skatalites, a prolific composer and the keyboard powerhouse behind many a classic tune.
		This collection focuses on Mittoos' mid-70s output, offering a snapshot of a particular moment in reggae, highlighting where the music had come from and where it would be going in the years to come.
		Although Jackie mastered the plethora of synthesizer keyboards that were changing music in the 1970s, his favourite instrument remained the workhouse of soulful sound - the Hammond organ.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/bluessoulreggae/reviews/jackiemittoo_champion.shtml (696 words)

	Free Jackie Mittoo Music Online, Music Downloads, Music Videos and Lyrics - Rhapsody Online
		Few would contest the claim that Jackie Mittoo is the most prolific and influential Jamaican keyboard player of modern times.
		A child prodigy, Mittoo was already playing in professional bands by the time he was a teenager, and in 1964 (at age 15) he was a founding member of seminal Ska group the Skatalites.
		A child prodigy, Mittoo was already playing in professional bands by the time he was a...
	www.rhapsody.com /jackiemittoo (256 words)

	Review - Jackie Mittoo And The Soul Brothers : Last Train To Skaville
		Jackie Mittoo entered the music business at the tender age of 14, playing professionally with his own bands The Sheiks and The Rivals.
		Jackie Mittoo -at the age of fifteen- was one of the founding members of The Skatalites, one of the most important groups in the history of reggae music.
		Following on from Soul Jazz Records' earlier Jackie Mittoo "The Keyboard King at Studio One" comes Jackie Mittoo and The Soul Brothers "Last Train To Skaville", exploring the period 1965-67 when the Soul Brothers were the top band in Jamaica.
	www.reggae-vibes.com /rev_sin/lasttrai.htm (798 words)

	Saluting Jackie Mittoo - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Jackie Mittoo is regarded by many as one of the premier keyboard players ever to play reggae music.
		Davidson, who reminisced at length about the impact that Mittoo made on him, as well as the entire school community, in their student years at KC, spoke of the genius he displayed at an early age.
		So, when Dean call me and say, Sly mi a do dis Jackie Mittoo project, mi seh bwoy, mi couldn't think of a better thing, mi cyaa wait because, to me, him is the di man that save rocksteady on a whole, [take it] to a different level.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20030619T210000-0500_45334_OBS_SALUTING_JACKIE_MITTOO.asp (1176 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Music: Phases and Stages
		Social Living (Island) Jackie Mittoo is the most important reggae musician you've never heard of.
		Although he seldom recorded under his own name, the keyboardist was a founding member of the Skatalites, then musical director/musician at the seminal Studio One, where he had a major hand in creating reggae's fundamental sound.
		Mittoo steps out here, primarily on organ, with a sterling instrumental set supercharged by the cutting-edge studio band of the day, the Revolutionaries.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-08-15/music_phases6.html (296 words)

	Jackie Mittoo - Keyboard king of Studio One!!!
		As Soul Jazz Records enter into the mighty vaults of Studio One, the most respected label in reggae history we present you with this showcase of Jackie Mittoo, one of the defining figureheads of reggae music, and his years at Studio One.
		In the seventies, DJ music and Dancehall were based upon classic rhythms of the sixties, many using the instrumental tracks that Jackie Mittoo created at Studio One at this time.
		Jackie Mittoo is as much an icon of Reggae as he is to fans of Funk music.
	www.geocities.com /bassteppa/jackiemittoo.html (1000 words)

	Bob Andy : Bob's Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Whenever and wherever Jamaican music is played, the spirit of Jackie Mittoo is there, too.
		It is up to us to see that justice is done, so that in death at least, Jackie Mittoo is accorded his true status for his role in the creation of the music the world now knows as reggae.
		Bob spoke at Jackie's funeral in Toronto and we are looking for a video copy of the news clips that were carried on TV there.
	www.xs4all.nl /~bobandy/bobpage.htm (739 words)

	AC's Roots Reggae - Jackie Mittoo - Keyboard King (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie Mittoo, who has been a huge influence on Jamaican music was born in Kingston on March 3, 1948 as Donat Roy Mittoo.
		Jackie and Roland were the leaders of the band.
		Jackie Mittoo also was a scout for Sir Coxsone Dodd and arranged and produced most of the tracks recorded in the end of the Sixties (ca.
	www.acroots.com /roots/artists/mittoo.php (463 words)

	Jackie Mittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie came to the attention of recording executive, Clement S. Dodd in Kingston, Jamaica, and while still in school, he worked as a staff musician for Coxsone Records, appearing as "side man" on many recording dates for that label.
		Next step was for Jackie to record an album, "Jackie In London", which enables him to reach out and bring his own way of playing a variety of tunes.
		Jackie Mittoo and The Soul Vendors were first registered for participation in this summer's activities.
	membrane.com /rombox/mittoo/evening.html (270 words)

	Review - Jackie Mittoo : Champion In The Arena 1976 - 1977
		Born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town, Jamaica on March 3, 1948, Jackie Mittoo entered the music business at the tender age of 14, playing professionally with his own bands The Sheiks and The Rivals.
		Jackie Mittoo - at the age of fifteen - was one of the founding members of The Skatalites, one of the most important groups in the history of reggae music.
		This set includes Jackie Mittoo's 'Showcase' album in its entirety, featuring extended versions to some of the tracks and adding 7 bonus cuts for this CD reissue.
	www.reggaecd.com /rev_sin/champion.htm (881 words)

	Jackie Mittoo
		Jackie Mittoo is the unsung hero of reggae music.
		http://training.netgates.co.uk/phil/: One of his [Jackie Mittoo] best recordings was recorded in 1990, the year of his death, the wicked 'Wild Jockey' on Lloyd Barnes New York based Wackies label.
		Jackie Mittoo, The Keyboard King at Studio One [Amazon UK] Jackie Mittoo's "The Keyboard King of Studio One" is rich with culture, warmth and invention.
	www.jahsonic.com /JackieMittoo.html (266 words)

	Reggae -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is founded upon its rhythm style, which is characterized by regular chops on the (A loud steady beat) backbeat, played by the (additional info and facts about rhythm guitarist) rhythm guitarist and the bass drum often hitting on the third beat of each measure-- this is called the "one drop."
		In 1963 (additional info and facts about Jackie Mittoo) Jackie Mittoo was asked to run sessions and compose original music by record producer (additional info and facts about Coxsone Dodd) Coxsone Dodd at his (additional info and facts about Studio One) Studio One record studio.
		Mittoo turned the traditional ska beat into reggae.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/re/reggae.htm (1179 words)

	Jackie Mittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The music he created there is as seminal a body of work as Berry Gordy's at Motown or Rudy Van Gelder's at Blue Note, and the classic rhythms he composed at this time are the foundation of dancehall reggae and still rock any session.
		Jackie Mittoo's "The Keyboard King of Studio One" is rich with culture, warmth and invention.
		An original member of The Skatalites aged 15, keyboardist Jackie Mittoo was amongst the pioneers of ska and rocksteady.
	www.geocities.com /jahsonic/JackieMittoo.html (252 words)

	RAM JAM
		Jackie Mittoo's first solo session gave us Ram Jam, the song is named after the legendary nite club The RamJam Club in Brixton South London.
		Jackie Mittoo toured there in the mid 1960s with the Soul Vendors as part of a Coxsone Dodd Studio 1 review.
		Jackie Mittoo's original rhythm has been used countless times since it first surfaced on a Studio 1 seven inch in Jamaica, the first big hit from it came with the Heptones song Fat Girl a hit in its own right.
	www.johnnyspencer.info /imagetexts18/ramjamJM.htm (339 words)

	Review - Jackie Mittoo : The Keyboard King At Studio One
		Coxsone Dodd invited him to play piano on a Studio One session and Jackie Mittoo was sson doing sessions on a regular basis.
		During the next three years Jackie Mittoo was almost completely responsable for every Studio One recording.
		It's filled with reggae tunes, funk based cuts and jazzy tunes, since Jackie Mittoo was heavily influenced by a variety of music forms - Soul, Jazz, Funk, and New Orleans music.
	www.reggaecd.com /rev_sin/thekeybo.htm (598 words)

	BigUpRadio :: Jackie Mittoo
		Jackie was the single most important contributor to the sound of Studio One - the sound which has provided the structure for all of our music, from the 60s on into each succeeding decade.
		It is up to us to see that justice is done, so that in death at least, Jackie Mittoo is accorded his true status for his role in the creation of the music the world now knows as reggae.
		Jackie Mittoo - Champion Of The Arena / Jackie Mittoo - Darker Shade; Scientist - Blacka Shade Of Dub
	www.bigupradio.com /artistDetail.jsp?aid=2681 (309 words)

	Jackie Mittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie Mittoo's name would go down in history even if his only claim to fame had been that he was a founding member of The Skatellites [the ground- breaking sixties ska group].
		Even a cursory glance back at reggae's history will show the name 'Jackie Mittoo' cropping up again and again, through Studio One's birth, the subsequent development of rocksteady and on into the eventual emergence of reggae itself.
		Jackie performed on and/or arranged hundreds of sides working with all the big names.
	www.kemptown.co.uk /freerad/mittorev.htm (242 words)

	Encyclopedia: Jackie Mittoo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie Mittoo (March 3, 1948â“December 16, 1990), born in Browns Town, Saint Ann, Jamaica), was a Jamaican pianist.
		Mittoo assisted Toronto-area reggae bands and artists, including Earth Wind and Water, Esso Jaxxon (R. Zee Jackson), Carl Harvey, Lord Tanamo, Boyo Hammond, Carl Otway, The Sattalites, and Jackie James.
		Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica and is closely linked to the Rastafari movement, though not universally popular among Rastafarians.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jackie-Mittoo (820 words)

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