DeathDecember 32015

Gladstone Anderson

Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)

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When
Thursday, December 3 201511 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Gladstone Anderson

At a glance

Born 1934-06-18; died 2015-12-03.

Who they were

Biography Gladstone Anderson was born in 1934 in Jones Town, and was taught piano at home by his uncle, the keyboardist and bandleader Aubrey Adams . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He became a prominent studio pianist in the late 1950s, when he began working for Duke Reid . [ 3 ] He worked at Reid's Treasure Isle studio, generally replacing Jackie Mittoo when The Skatalites recorded there, [ 4 ] also working for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and Leslie Kong , [ 1 ]

Gladstone Anderson, also known by his nickname "Gladdy", was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session musician, a solo artist, and as leader of Gladdy's All Stars, featuring bassist Jackie Jackson, drummer Winston Grennan, guitarist Hux Brown, and keyboardist Winston Wright.

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