Release Date: 22 March 2019
Label: Burning Sounds
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5036436120529
Description
The eighties were a particularly difficult time for Jamaican singers: reggae music, on record and live, was dominated by deejays and a singer had to be very special to encroach on the talking artists' monopoly on popularity. Only a handful of singers had the style and stamina to take on the challenge and Michael 'Lick Shot' Palmer stood head and shoulders above the competition. Michael also known as Palmer Dog, was one of the most successful vocalists of the dance hall era.
Born in 1960, Michael Palmer grew up in Kingston where his neighbour Leroy Smart, one of Jamaica's finest ever singers, encouraged him "to follow his musical aspirations" and inspired young Michael to become a singer.
In 1980 Michael Palmer recorded his debut seven inch single, 'Mr Landlord', and over the ensuing three years scored with 'Ghetto Dance', '(Don't) Smoke The Seed' and 'Long Run Short Ketch' but, with his next record, 'Lick Shot' he was promoted to the major league.
Michael Palmer proved to be as popular on stage as he had been on sound system and record and he gave an unforgettable crowd pleasing performance at the annual Reggae Sunsplash 1984 in Jamaica.
He moved to New York, and nothing was heard of him until 2017, when he returned to the studio after nearly two decades and released two new songs 'Dreams' and 'Come Fallah Mi' in early 2018".
Michael Palmer really has "come again"… J.R. Gonne
Tracklisting
Prince Lincoln Thompson
Phil Pratt
Aggravators & Revolutionaries
Page One
Viceroys
Desmond Dekker
Lee Scratch Perry
Reggae Specials
Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer
