Jackie Mittoo

Jackie Mittoo
Birth nameDonat Roy Mittoo
Born(1948-03-03)3 March 1948
OriginBrown's Town, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Died16 December 1990(1990-12-16) (aged 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresSka, rocksteady, reggae, funk
InstrumentKeyboards
LabelsStudio One

Donat Roy Mittoo (3 March 1948 – 16 December 1990), better known as Jackie Mittoo,[1] was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.[2] He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.[3]

Upon hearing of Mittoo's death, Coxsone Dodd commented "He was an ambassador of our music worldwide... there can be no doubt. Read the legacy this young man has left behind. May his name be remembered and his music live on."[1]

  1. ^ a b "ReggaeCollector.com - Jackie Mittoo's Profile". Reggaecollector.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Jackie Mittoo | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2019.