ENTITY · PERSON

Cornell Campbell

Well supported

Jamaican singer with a distinctive high tenor, active from the ska era through rocksteady and roots - recording for Studio One and, as "the Gorgon," for Bunny Lee - and among the many voices who cut versions of Treasure Isle's "You Don't Care" rhythm.

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Type: person
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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In stories

Story · ProbableThe backing singers step out front

Many of reggae's most durable solo careers started in someone else's harmony stack.

Story · Well supportedWhen the beat slowed: rocksteady's singers take the stage

The 1966 tempo drop turned a session-band music into an island of singers.