←ExploreENTITY · PERSONArthur "Duke" ReidWell supportedFormer policeman turned sound-system operator and producer behind Treasure Isle.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypepersonConfidenceWell supportedEraOpen era →People & rolesConnectionshostedTreasure Isle TimeReid fronted the Treasure Isle Time radio programme, named for his liquor business.operatedTreasure IsleDuke Reid owned and ran the Treasure Isle studio above his Bond Street liquor store (Bass Culture).linked by · operated byDuke Reid the TrojanDuke Reid ran the Trojan sound.linked by · recorded forU-RoyU-Roy's 1970 number ones ('Wake the Town') were Duke Reid productions on Treasure Isle (Bass Culture).linked by · recorded forPhyllis DillonDillon was Treasure Isle's leading female voice, cutting 'Perfidia' for Duke Reid (Rough Guide to Reggae).linked by · mentored byErrol Brown (engineer)Trained in audio engineering by his uncle Duke Reid at Treasure Isle.linked by · produced byBa Ba Boom RiddimProduced the 1967 original.linked by · founded byDutchessDutchess (named after his wife) was one of Duke Reid's labels.linked by · worked withHedley JonesJones built amplification for Duke Reid's sound after Tom's success.linked by · associated withStateside record-buying tripsReid likewise sourced exclusive rhythm and blues stateside for the Trojan set.linked by · produced byGirl I've Got a Date riddimRocksteady rhythm cut at Treasure Isle under Duke Reid; first voiced by Alton Ellis (1966).linked by · produced byYou Don't Care riddimTreasure Isle rocksteady rhythm from the Techniques' 1967 side; aka Barbwire.linked by · produced byAli Baba riddimDuke Reid rocksteady rhythm behind John Holt's 'Ali Baba'.linked by · produced by"Girl I've Got a Date" - Alton EllisProduced by Duke Reid at Treasure Isle.linked by · produced by"Wake the Town" - U-RoyProduced by Duke Reid at Treasure Isle.linked by · produced by"Wear You to the Ball" - U-RoyProduced by Duke Reid.linked by · produced by"You Don't Care" - The TechniquesProduced by Duke Reid at Treasure Isle.linked by · produced by"Ali Baba" - John HoltProduced by Duke Reid at Treasure Isle.linked by · worked withLester SterlingSterling recorded sides such as "Inez" for producer Duke Reid.linked by · worked withNow Generation BandNow Generation recorded for Duke Reid among the era's leading producers.linked by · produced byVersion Galore — U-RoyProduced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle.linked by · produced byJoya LandisDuke Reid invited Landis to Jamaica and produced her Treasure Isle sides.linked by · worked withCynthia RichardsRecorded 'Jungle Fever' and other sides for Duke Reid.In storiesStory · ProbableThe Downbeat and the Trojan: How Two Kingston Rivals Built the Sound SystemIn 1950s Kingston, Coxsone Dodd's Downbeat and Duke Reid's Trojan turned rival dances into the foundation of an entire music industry.Story · Well supportedThe electronics men and the birth of the sound systemBefore there were selectors and deejays, there was the amplifier, and the men who built it.Story · Well supportedOne riddim, many voices: how the version built Jamaican musicIn Jamaica the rhythm track, not the finished song, is the durable unit of creativity.Story · Well supportedWake the Town: Duke Reid's rocksteady and the birth of the deejay recordHow a toast over a Treasure Isle rhythm helped invent the modern deejay.Story · Well supportedThe producer owned the riddimIn Jamaica's foundation years the man who paid for the session owned the sound - and often the shop, the studio and the label too.
