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Lee Perry

Lee Perry, or commonly known by his nickname Lee 'Scratch' Perry (born 20 or 28 March 1936, Kendal, Jamaica - died 29 August 2021, Lucea, Jamaica) was a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Originally called "Little" Perry, in reference to his height of 5'6" (1.68m), he was a major founder of reggae and dub genres. Perhaps most famous for fronting [a30116] he started out working with ska and cut his first record in 1959. He went on to work with a variety of musicians and producers, not always on the best of terms. His first record on his own [l679963] label was entitled "People Funny Boy," and was a direct attack on [a26434] of [l129728]. His labels: [l679963] [l78402] [l9609] Jamaica [l616240] UK [l686967] [l76359] [l65609] [l19679] [l480661] [l9535] [l166123] [l256304] [l494610] [l478687]