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	Lee "Scratch" Perry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist, who was highly influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas.
		During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the UK.
		Perry has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage, but it was most likely an accident due to faulty wiring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lee_Perry (953 words)

	Lee Scratch Perry - a snapshot, by Michael 'Yardboy' Wells
		Perry began his recording career at Studio One with Old For New in the early 60's but his first big hit came in 1965 with Chicken Scratch, a song that was to earn him the nickname 'Scratch'.
		Perry took his new Upsetters on a tour of Britain, something that had never been done by a reggae group, and they were a hit.
		Perry was more interested with the spooky instrumentals he had previously been crafting and didn't want to work with singers, but Bob's sufferer lyrics and plaintive delivery impacted on Perry's sensibilities.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Study/9077/scratch.html (2060 words)

	Lee "Scratch" Perry: Bob Marley's Musical Influences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Perry was experiencing some success, having recently landed three number one singles and launched his own label to challenge Coxsone Dodd's Studio One.
		Perry advised the group to minimize their hackneyed falsetto harmonies and work on unobtrusive backing vocals that would serve as a cushion for sharp, assertive leads.
		And Perry wasn't obsessed with horns like so many other Jamaican producers; he preferred a flinty rhythm guitar that was cuffed in sharp stabs and wound around the bass line, which he allowed to belly up to the foreground.
	www.bobmarley.com /life/musicalinfluences/leeperry (528 words)

	Lee "Scratch" Perry
		Perry accused Blackwell (a white Englishman) of cultural imperialism and Marley of being an accomplice.
		Perry was also expanding his range of influence, working with the Clash, who were huge Perry fans, having covered the Perry-produced version of Junior Murvin's classic "Police and Thieves." Perry was brought in to produce some tracks for the Clash, but the results were remixed more to the band's liking.
		Perry claims bad wiring as the culprit, but the more familiar and commonly accepted story is that Perry burned the studio down in a fit of acid-inspired madness, convinced that Satan had made Black Ark his home.
	www.djangomusic.com /artist_bio.asp?pid=P+++113751&morebio=1 (1100 words)

	Lee Perry (1936 - )
		Perry has made thousands of recordings, both under his own name and, like many reggae artistes, a variety of aliases.
		Perry s 1968 jab at Gibbs, People Funny Boy, slows down the beat of ska to create what Perry alleges is the beginning of reggae, but he'll have to joust with Toots about that one.
		Lee Perry is the original B-boy, one of the first to mic-toast over a dub track at a sound system dance.
	www.jahsonic.com /LeePerry.html (3397 words)

	Lee Scratch Perry and Mad Professor
		Perry soon became the studio's audition supervisor and talent scout, with his crowning achievement being the discovery of the vocal trio the Wailers.
		Perry would splice two, sometimes three rhythms together, drop vocals, laughter, and unexpected aural oddities like a cow mooing in and out of the mix.
		Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Mad Professor, two towering figures in the history of reggae, are on a US tour together in February and March, 2000.
	www.rootsworld.com /reggae/profscratch.html (1239 words)

	Lee Perry In Music - Lee "Scratch" Perry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1967 Joe Gibbs realised that Lee Perry could handle and move the groove in the studio, he had no hesitation in hiring Lee Perry to control his new Amalgamated label.
		Lee Perry's productions was pulverising the dance halls all over the island of Jamaica.
		Gibbs idea of a hush, hush partnership was alas, not to be, for Lee Perry who was generating some road block tunes and was in the limelight.
	www.vinyl-record-collectors.net /lee-scratch-perry.htm (253 words)

	Lee Scratch Perry
		Born Rainford Hugh Perry in 1936, Perry moved from a small Jamaican village to the big city of Kingston, where he was hired as a runner, bouncer, talent scout and uncredited songwriter and arranger at Clement “Coxsone” Dodd's legendary Studio One.
		Perry earned his nickname from his first hit single, 1965's “Chicken Scratch,” which was released almost six years after his first record, Old for New (1959).
		At Amalgamated, Perry, with the aid of Clancy Eccles, created the loping, bass-heavy “riddim” that is reggae's signature (as opposed to the frenetic ska rhythms popular at the time).
	remixmag.com /mag/remix_lee_scratch_perry/index.html (412 words)

	ARIWA SOUNDS - LEE PERRY INTERVIEW
		LEE: Um Well, from the beginning I wasn’t really a reggae man; I was a soul man from the beginning.
		LEE: Okay, but out of those reggae that I produce out of Jamaica, I wanted to build the Black Ark studio and there was no money coming from Chris Blackwell and Island Records.
		LEE: You’re as old as you think you are, and you’re as young as you think you are.
	www.ariwa.com /articles/leeperryint.htm (2868 words)

	Lee Perry- Good Always Conquers Evil
		The things that Lee Perry draws on from the non-musical world as his influences, makes him that much more unique than others, and is one more reason why he is such an important figure in the music world.
		Although Lee Perry & The Upsetters' music was 100% pure reggae, most of the songs were instrumentals, and the band was therefore free to name the songs anything they wanted to, not being restricted by song lyrics.
		Some of Lee Perry's dub experiments in the mid-1970s was heavily influenced by the kung fu movie genre, and mainly by the films of the master, Bruce Lee.
	www.furious.com /perfect/leeperry/leeperry2.html (1257 words)

	Lee "Scratch" Perry: Music Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lee Perry's magical sessions with The Wailers in 1970 put them back at the cutting edge of reggae, with such classic songs as "Duppy Conqueror," "Small Axe" and "Kaya."
		Lee 'Scratch' Perry, who was born in Kingston in 1939, had opened his shop, Upsetter Records, where he sold the records he produced.
		Along with Jamaican producers Bunny Lee and Osbourne "King Tubby" Ruddock, Perry was instrumental in the evolving reggae form.
	www.bobmarley.com /life/musicbusiness/scratch.html (488 words)

	Reggae Reviews: Lee "Scratch" Perry
		Lee "Scratch" Perry is known more for his mid- to late '70s Black Ark Studio years than for any other time in his music career, but he made his name in the '60s and early '70s with songs like the ones included on Give Me Power.
		Perry largely eschews conventional reggae here (which shouldn't surprise those who sampled his work in the '90s) in favor of an amalgam of funk, rock, soul, gospel, blues, jazz, and even classical music (witness the strings on "Evil Brain Rejector").
		Perry doesn't produce himself, so the unpredictable, zany effects that helped make his '70s tunes so much fun are largely absent, giving Panic in Babylon a surprisingly restrained (save perhaps for the spacey "Voodoo" and "Baby Krishna") and, well, sane sound.
	www.reggae-reviews.com /leeperry.html (4377 words)

	Lee Scratch Perry interview
		Misery was heaped on woe for Perry when two of his house band, bassist Aston Barrett and brother drummer Canton went with them to form the new, self-contained Wailers.
		PERRY NOW sees his fl despair at what he regards as mistreatment by Island as the major cause of his seemingly inexplicable destruction of the Black Ark. Whether invented or real, his recollections of those desperate events are cut-glass clear.
		Listening to Perry talking about his schemes and knowing the, ahem, unpredictability, of his past, it’s hard to be anything but sceptical, but Neil Fraser, as sane as his records are loonie, is a reassuring voice amidst the doubts.
	www.uncarved.org /dub/scratch.html (3083 words)

	lee perry
		A very limited repress of a collection of Lee Perry tracks concentrating on vocal cuts from the Upsetter himself, which mainly date from the mid 70’s.
		Originally released in 1975, ‘Revolution Dub’ is an innovative set from Perry, lying somewhere between the extremities of dub and vocal, utilising some of the first rhythms recorded at the Black Ark. Includes dubs of ‘Bushweed Corntrash’ and Junior Byles ‘Long Wa’, Perry introducing himself to t...
		Overdue reissue of a collection of Lee Perry tracks concentrating on vocal cuts from the mighty Upsetter which mainly date from the mid 70’s.
	www.boomkat.com /artist.cfm?a=2980 (826 words)

	Amazon.com: Arkology: Music: Lee "Scratch" Perry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lee Perry's music is not merely the greatest music ever created in Jamaica (remember: he produced most of Bob Marley's essential work), but it ranks up with the most important and influential music of the 20th century.
		Perry was able to transform even the simplest composition into something new, original, unique.
		I first heard some of the selections from Lee Perry's catalogue from a friend who recorded it on tape from a radio broadcast while he was in the navy stationed off the Rock of Gibraltor!
	www.amazon.com /Arkology-Lee-Scratch-Perry/dp/B000001EB0 (1321 words)

	Lee Perry News
		The World Cafe Live is a non-smoking venue, but did anyone really think that Lee 'Scratch' Perry - legendary reggae songwriter, dub innovator, and producer of Bob Marley and the Clash - would make it through a...
		Lee 'Scratch' Perry, making a rare appearance at World Cafe Live on Tuesday, is often hailed as Jamaica's equivalent to Phil Spector or Brian Wilson as a genius-level record producer, songwriter and performer.
		The Congos and Friends Fisherman Style Blood and Fire It's a given among latter-day roots-reggae fans that 1977's Heart of the Congos, the Lee Perry-produced debut of Cedric Myton and Roydel Johnson's vocal...
	www.topix.net /who/lee-perry (419 words)

	Lee Perry Classics
		This page is solely intended as a guide-line to get a feel of the albums concidered to be Lee Perry classics.
		The tracks are written and performed not only by Lee Perry but by various artists.
		This album is a collection with Lee Perry on vocals on most of the tracks.
	upsetta.tripod.com (261 words)

	Smokeyroom's Rhythm Shower
		With an artist as important as Perry, it is natural to want to document his life's work; unfortunately, the attempt to catalogue his entire musical output is not only a daunting task, but most likely an impossible one.
		This situation is further confused by the eagerness of exploitative pirates, aware of Perry's popularity, to illicitly release his music in altered form, or to try and pass off completely bogus material as his work.
		With work, it will continue to grow in both content and utility; in the meanwhile, hopefully you will enjoy, be educated by, and perhaps even contribute to the knowledge gathered here.
	www.smokeyroom.net (284 words)

	BBC - Music / Profiles - Lee Perry
		From Studio One talent scout to the production genius behind the legendary Black Ark studio, Perry's erratic career has crossed paths (and sometimes swords) with the greatest names in Jamaican music.
		It was only four tracks on the machine, but I was picking up twenty from the extra terrestrial squad.
		Perry's Upsetters were one of the first reggae acts to tour the UK Spent three days in prison for allegedly burning his Black Ark studio to the ground in 1981
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/profiles/perrylee.shtml (297 words)

	Roots Archives - Artist : Lee Perry
		Lee Perry - Megaton Dub vol I and II [1977-78]
		Lee Perry - Roast Fish, Collie Weed And Corn Bread [1978]
		Lee Perry - Soundz From The Hotline [1976-79]
	www.roots-archives.com /artist/40 (1141 words)

	The Black Ark Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters Classic Dub Roots and Reggae community
		Rainford Hugh Perry, aka Scratch or The Upsetter, was born in the parish of Hanover on March 28, 1936.
		Lee 'Scratch' Perry was the 2003 Reggae Grammy winner for the album, Jamaican ET, which came out on the Trojan Records label.
		For his contribution to the development of reggae music, last year Perry was also the recipient of the local Tribute to The Greats Lifetime Achievement Award, given annually by King Omar's Promotions, the Kingsley Goodison-run organisation for the recognition of Jamaica's musical pioneers.
	www.blackark.com (2261 words)

	eBay.co.uk - Lee Perry, CDs, Records, Men's Clothing items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		LEE PERRY AND THE UPSETTERS : WHITE BELLY RAT
		Lee Perry and FRIENDS CHAPTER 3 LIVE AS ONE REGGAE ROOTS
		Lee Perry Excaliburman Very Rare LP Near Mint
	search.ebay.co.uk /Lee-Perry_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1 (310 words)

	Motion records: Lee Scratch Perry
		Over a third of the twenty two tracks on this CD were mastered from Perry's recently unearthed master tapes and feature nine previously unreleased cuts including four previously unreleased songs and five previously unreleased alternate takes.
		All tracks were produced and/or engineered by Lee Perry, the majority at his famed Black Ark studio.
		Born In The Sky gathers together some of the finest tracks produced by Lee Perry before he established his name as a top notch and innovative producer in the roots era.
	www.motionrecords.com /perry.html (475 words)

	♫ Crazy Beat Records -Lee Perry
		From our shop in the UK we specialise in affordable Lee Perry music, we sell Lee Perry 45’s and we are one of the cheapest UK Lee Perry stores supplying the latest Lee Perry CD vinyl music in the UK.
		We can offer several Lee Perry deals that are available to you from a Lee Perry CD album to a Lee Perry vinyl album.
		With every latest Lee Perry product our Lee Perry team (uk) and music at Crazy Beat Records Lee Perry UK take the time to listen to you and find what is the best Lee Perry artist for you.
	www.crazybeat.co.uk /Lee-Perry.htm (638 words)

	lee scratch perry
		We have learnt to approach Scratch’s latterday outputs with a degree of necessary trepidation, and that caveat should be borne in mind when listening to this latest album from the once mighty Lee Perry.
		Recorded in Coventry 2003, in collaboration with Roger Lomas and a live band, the lissome riddims of the fl ark are a winsome and distant memory, the lyrics and songwriting in general lack a weight of theme and overall this is fair to pas...
		LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Born in the sky
	www.boomkat.com /artist.cfm?a=2985 (191 words)

	Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: Jungle Safari
		But I’ll be brief: I hear Lee attacking the people who worship commerce, namely those creating “supermarkets” of music.
		So, in this case, Lee Perry himself is mutated into the Swedish 1990s pop “super”-group Ace of Base.
		Whenever a man like Lee Perry makes a critique like this one there is always the assumption from “the other side” (the “aliens in outer space”) that Lee is being hateful and jealous—and racist.
	www.kintespace.com /p_scratch0.html (349 words)

	Rolling Stone : 100) Lee "Scratch" Perry
		There are only a handful of producers who can make a band sound interesting and different no matter who they are, and Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of them.
		He was behind dozens and dozens of classic reggae and dub songs in the Sixties and Seventies, but even more important, he was the first mad-scientist producer.
		One thing the Beastie Boys do when we are finishing tracks is make sure that there's a Lee Perry part: some weird detail that's not supposed to be there but somehow makes sense.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/7250030/100_lee_scratch_perry (484 words)

	YouTube - Lee Perry - Declarations in 1982
		YouTube - Lee Perry - Declarations in 1982
		King Scratch Perry, filmed in 1982, chan King Scratch Perry, filmed in 1982, chanting and ranting on the beach and running around in mud, declarations in the decrepit Black Ark Studio with his children (pre fire).
		Evolucion Reggae - Lee Perry Upsetters y The Gladiators
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=xe25AEniN9o (162 words)

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