"DOUBLE BARREL"
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Appeared on Grammy Winning Album CLIFFHANGER by Jimmy Cliff (1985)
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Ansel continues to tour but now as a lead act appearing on events including the London International Ska Festival, Black Music Festival in Leeds and SkaMouth in the UK. |
BIOGRAPHY
He first rose to prominence in 1971 with "Double Barrel" a duo he performed as "Dave & Ansel Collins" with Dave Barker a song released for the Trojan label. The song scaled to the number one spot in 1971 on the British singles chart; and the duo's follow-up, "Monkey Spanner," did nearly as well, entering the Top Ten.
Following these hits, he also produced the track "Stalag 17" for producer Winston Riley on the Techniques label. The song became a top seller in Jamaica in 1973 and was later covered extensively by Dancehall artists including Tenor Saw's hit song "Ring the Alarm".
Collins was also part of Jimmy Cliff's backing band, Oneness, in the 1970s (through to the 1980's) and appeared on the Grammy Award Winning "CLIFFHANGER" album. He worked extensively with Sly & Robbie at the Channel One studio and regularly played with the Revolutionaries, the Aggrovators, and the band Soul Syndicate. In 1978 he was the member of the band The Gladiators (1978 albumProverbial Reggae). He also worked with backing bands such as Lynn Taitt and the Jets (including the reggae producer Joe Gibbs). He also worked with many of the decade's most legendary producers such as King Tubby and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
Throughout the '80s and into the '90s, Collins worked with many of reggae's most popular artists: Black Uhuru, Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaacs, Israel Vibration, U-Roy, and many more. His next best known instrumental was covered by Sly & Robbie and made into a Reggae staple with the release of Chaka Demus & Pliers hit single “Murder She Wrote” and Beenie Man's "Beardman Shuffle" for the song "Live it Up".
Ansel Collins more recent appearances include the 2011 The London International Ska Festival 2011, Black Music Festival in Leeds 2015, and SkaMouth 2016.
Following these hits, he also produced the track "Stalag 17" for producer Winston Riley on the Techniques label. The song became a top seller in Jamaica in 1973 and was later covered extensively by Dancehall artists including Tenor Saw's hit song "Ring the Alarm".
Collins was also part of Jimmy Cliff's backing band, Oneness, in the 1970s (through to the 1980's) and appeared on the Grammy Award Winning "CLIFFHANGER" album. He worked extensively with Sly & Robbie at the Channel One studio and regularly played with the Revolutionaries, the Aggrovators, and the band Soul Syndicate. In 1978 he was the member of the band The Gladiators (1978 albumProverbial Reggae). He also worked with backing bands such as Lynn Taitt and the Jets (including the reggae producer Joe Gibbs). He also worked with many of the decade's most legendary producers such as King Tubby and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
Throughout the '80s and into the '90s, Collins worked with many of reggae's most popular artists: Black Uhuru, Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaacs, Israel Vibration, U-Roy, and many more. His next best known instrumental was covered by Sly & Robbie and made into a Reggae staple with the release of Chaka Demus & Pliers hit single “Murder She Wrote” and Beenie Man's "Beardman Shuffle" for the song "Live it Up".
Ansel Collins more recent appearances include the 2011 The London International Ska Festival 2011, Black Music Festival in Leeds 2015, and SkaMouth 2016.
STALAG 17 - one of the most versioned riddim in reggae history; it features "Ring the Alarm" by Tenor Saw and "Bam Bam" by sister Nanacy
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