Brigadier Jerry still marches on

Calling out all the soldiers of culture in dancehall music, Brigadier Jerry led the Jamaican music scene in the early ’70s as one of the top DJs. Born as Robert Russell and affectionately known as ‘Briggy’, Russell ruled the mic on various sound systems such as King Stur Gav Hi Fi, before becoming a permanent DJ with Jah Love Muzik, run by the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Known for his unique cleverness on mic and the speed of his creativity as well as his highly cultural content, Jerry combined with Charlie Chaplin and Josey Wales as ‘three the hardest way’.

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