698:
637:
178:
in London in 1962, Edwards travelled with him. Edwards worked as a singer and songwriter for Island, recording as a solo artist and also duets with
198:. He continued to work as a recording artist himself, with regular album releases through to the mid-1980s. Much of his later work was
708:
693:
171:
in 1959. Edwards had four number one singles in
Jamaica between 1960 and 1961, all self-written ballads with Latin-influenced music.
575:
592:
703:
718:
713:
611:
220:
210: : one of his most renowned songs he produced with that band was the roots sound systems favourite, a recut of
508:
195:
239:
688:
683:
631:
571:
187:
136:
597:
207:
199:
183:
168:
128:
81:
326:
305:
260:
191:
175:
101:
677:
211:
164:
537:
235:. The majority of Edwards' catalogue is published through Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd.
179:
232:
144:
140:
124:
77:
615:
203:
668:
163:
in 1938 where he was raised with fourteen siblings. Strongly influenced by
182:, as well as performing duties such as delivering records. He wrote both "
541:
120:
73:
654:
658:
160:
148:
63:
167:, he began performing at the age of 14. He came to the attention of
663:
132:
218:. Dionne Bromfield covered his song "Oh Henry" on her album
484:
This Is My Story: A History of
Jamaica's Greatest Balladeer
227:
Edwards worked as a producer, co-producing the 1977 album
593:
Wilfred ‘Jackie’ Edwards, An Unsung Hero Of The 60s
97:
87:
69:
59:
47:
37:
27:
20:
8:
17:
190:", that became number one singles in the
587:
585:
583:
562:
560:
558:
115:(1938 – 15 August 1992), known as
520:
371:(1983) – Sky Note (feat. Kate Swadling)
636:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
629:
532:
530:
528:
526:
524:
472:Singing Hits from Studio One and More
7:
601:, 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015
478:Great Soul Hits: Put Your Tears Away
438:(1967) – Trojan (with Millie Small)
286:(1966) – Island (with Millie Small)
699:20th-century Jamaican male singers
381:The Dynamic Jackie Wilfred Edwards
14:
568:The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae
669:Jackie Edwards at Roots Archives
664:Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd. Website
436:The Best of Jackie & Millie
498:(2013) – Alexander Music Group
351:Nothing Takes the Place of You
238:He died in August 1992 from a
1:
407:(1995) – Peter Pan Industries
387:Musical Treasures Disco Style
375:The Original 'Mr. Cool Ruler'
325:(1978) – Jamaica Sound (with
538:"Biography by Steve Leggett"
221:Introducing Dionne Bromfield
206:. Edwards also worked with
735:
430:The Best of Jackie Edwards
257:The Most of Jackie Edwards
709:Jamaican reggae musicians
694:Jamaican male songwriters
395:(1986) – World Enterprise
509:List of reggae musicians
319:(1977) – Harry J Records
704:Jamaican reggae singers
419:(1995) – Carl's Records
196:The Spencer Davis Group
131:, whose career took in
719:Island Records artists
714:Trojan Records artists
311:Do You Believe in Love
290:Premature Golden Sands
174:When Blackwell set up
113:Wilfred Gerald Edwards
33:Wilfred Gerald Edwards
566:Larkin, Colin (1998)
456:(19??) – Sonic Sounds
377:(1983) – Vista Sounds
369:Love & Affection
359:(1982) – Black Music
347:(1979) – Third World
159:Edwards was born in
618:on 8 September 2008
296:Put Your Tears Away
424:Compilation albums
365:(1982) – Starlight
363:Tell It Like It Is
357:King of the Ghetto
353:(1981) – Starlight
266:Stand Up for Jesus
480:(1997) – Marginal
444:(1977) – Conflict
389:(198?) – Imperial
345:Come to Me Softly
335:(1978) – Imperial
216:Invasion (Wadada)
119:, was a Jamaican
107:
106:
55:(aged 53–54)
726:
642:
641:
635:
627:
625:
623:
614:. Archived from
608:
602:
589:
578:
570:, Virgin Books,
564:
553:
552:
550:
548:
534:
496:50 Greatest Hits
442:20 Greatest Hits
401:(1990) – Justice
317:African Language
284:Pledging My Love
188:Somebody Help Me
90:
54:
30:
18:
734:
733:
729:
728:
727:
725:
724:
723:
674:
673:
657:discography at
651:
646:
645:
628:
621:
619:
612:"Archived copy"
610:
609:
605:
598:Jamaica Gleaner
590:
581:
565:
556:
546:
544:
536:
535:
522:
517:
505:
492:(2006) – Castle
486:(2005) – Trojan
462:(1994) – Trojan
432:(1966) – Island
426:
413:(1995) – Lagoon
341:(1978) – Trojan
333:Tell Me Darling
298:(1969) – Island
292:(1967) – Island
280:(1966) – Island
274:(1965) – Island
268:(1964) – Island
253:
248:
229:Move Up Starsky
208:The Aggrovators
184:Keep On Running
169:Chris Blackwell
157:
151:, and ballads.
129:record producer
110:
93:1950–1992
88:
82:record producer
52:
42:
28:
23:
12:
11:
5:
732:
730:
722:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
676:
675:
672:
671:
666:
661:
655:Jackie Edwards
650:
649:External links
647:
644:
643:
603:
579:
554:
519:
518:
516:
513:
512:
511:
504:
501:
500:
499:
493:
487:
481:
475:
474:(1995) – Rhino
469:
468:(19??) – Rhino
463:
457:
451:
445:
439:
433:
425:
422:
421:
420:
414:
408:
402:
399:Heart to Heart
396:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
360:
354:
348:
342:
336:
330:
327:Hortense Ellis
320:
314:
308:
299:
293:
287:
281:
275:
269:
263:
252:
249:
247:
244:
192:United Kingdom
176:Island Records
156:
153:
117:Jackie Edwards
109:Musical artist
108:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
91:
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
51:15 August 1992
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
31:
25:
24:
22:Jackie Edwards
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
731:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
656:
653:
652:
648:
639:
633:
617:
613:
607:
604:
600:
599:
594:
588:
586:
584:
580:
577:
576:0-7535-0242-9
573:
569:
563:
561:
559:
555:
543:
539:
533:
531:
529:
527:
525:
521:
514:
510:
507:
506:
502:
497:
494:
491:
490:I Feel So Bad
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
454:20 Super Hits
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
427:
423:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
383:(1984) – Boss
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
324:
321:
318:
315:
313:(1976) – Klik
312:
309:
307:
303:
302:I Do Love You
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
262:
258:
255:
254:
250:
245:
243:
241:
236:
234:
230:
225:
223:
222:
217:
213:
212:Burning Spear
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
172:
170:
166:
165:Nat King Cole
162:
154:
152:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
103:
100:
96:
92:
86:
83:
79:
75:
72:
70:Occupation(s)
68:
65:
62:
58:
50:
46:
40:
36:
32:
26:
19:
16:
620:. Retrieved
616:the original
606:
596:
567:
545:. Retrieved
495:
489:
483:
477:
471:
465:
459:
453:
450:(1978) – Pye
447:
441:
435:
429:
416:
410:
404:
398:
393:Endless Love
392:
386:
380:
374:
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
338:
332:
323:Let It Be Me
322:
316:
310:
301:
295:
289:
283:
277:
272:Come on Home
271:
265:
256:
240:heart attack
237:
233:The Mexicano
228:
226:
219:
215:
180:Millie Small
173:
158:
116:
112:
111:
89:Years active
53:(1992-08-15)
15:
689:1992 deaths
684:1938 births
460:In Paradise
417:In Paradise
246:Discography
678:Categories
515:References
145:rocksteady
125:songwriter
78:songwriter
29:Birth name
448:Starlight
339:Sincerely
304:(1972) –
278:By Demand
259:(1963) –
224:in 2009.
204:Bunny Lee
632:cite web
542:AllMusic
503:See also
466:Memorial
200:produced
121:musician
74:Musician
659:Discogs
622:23 July
547:29 July
411:Dearest
186:" and "
161:Jamaica
137:R&B
43:Jamaica
574:
405:Escape
306:Trojan
261:Island
251:Albums
155:Career
149:reggae
102:Island
98:Labels
64:Reggae
60:Genres
638:link
624:2008
572:ISBN
549:2011
194:for
141:soul
127:and
48:Died
41:1938
38:Born
595:",
231:by
214:'s
202:by
133:ska
680::
634:}}
630:{{
582:^
557:^
540:.
523:^
242:.
147:,
143:,
139:,
135:,
123:,
80:,
76:,
640:)
626:.
591:"
551:.
329:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.