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U-Roy
Ewart Beckford OD (born 21 September 1942), known by the stage name U-Roy, is a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting.〔(AllMusic – U-Roy Biography ) Author: Jo-Ann Greene. Retrieved 11 April 2013.〕 U-Roy is noted for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.
==Early life==
Ewart Beckford was born in Jones Town, Saint Andrews Parish, Kingston, Jamaica, on 21 September 1942. He was raised within a religious and musical family; his mother was an organist for the choir at a local Seventh Day Adventist church.〔(U-Roy Interview – United Reggae ) Interviewer: Angus Taylor. Published: 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013〕 The sobriquet U-Roy originated from a younger member of his family who found it difficult to pronounce his first name. Beckford attended Denham Town High School in Kingston.〔(U-Roy Wakes The Town – Jamaica Gleaner ) Published 9 May 2010. Interviewer: Mel Cooke. Retrieved 8 April 2013.〕 As a young man Beckford listened to the music of Louis Prima, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, Rufus Thomas, Smiley Lewis and was especially influenced by the vocal phrasing of Louis Jordan.〔(U-Roy Interview – Reggae France ) Interviewer: Rougeot. Published 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2013.〕
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