Leroy Sibbles | |
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 Leroy Sibbles performing at the Irie Music Festival in Toronto, Ontario, 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 January 1949 |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Studio One, Heartbeat, Trojan, Island, A&M, Micron |
| Website | www.leroysibbles.com |
Leroy Sibbles (born Leroy Sibblies, 29 January 1949) is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960s and 1970s.
In addition to his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arranger at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio and the associated Studio One label during the prolific late 1960s. He was described as "the greatest all-round talent in reggae history" by Kevin O'Brien Chang and Wayne Chen in their 1998 book Reggae Routes.[1]
- ^ Chang & Chen, p. 181.