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Winston Grennan | |
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 Outside The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Winston Richards |
| Born | 16 September 1944[1] |
| Origin | Duckenfield, Jamaica |
| Died | 27 October 2000 (aged 56) |
| Genres | Reggae Ska Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer singer songwriter Pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Drums vocals Piano trombone |
| Years active | 1962–2000 |
| Labels | Island Records Trojan Records Decca Records Swegway Records |
| Formerly of | Bob Marley and the Wailers Jimmy Cliff Kid Creole and the Coconuts Lee Perry Paul Simon The Rolling Stones The Skatalites Ska Rocks Band Toots & the Maytals Eric Gale Garland Jeffreys |
| Website | winstongrennan |
Winston Grennan (16 September 1944 – 27 October 2000) was a Jamaican drummer, famous for session work from 1962 to 1973 in Jamaica as well as later in New York City through the 1970s and 1980s.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "The Man". Winstongrennan.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ David Katz (8 November 2000). "Winston Grennan – Background musician with foreground players". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Winston Grennan])". Reggaetrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Winston Grennan; Innovative Jamaican Drummer, songwriter". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 2000.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (4 November 2000). "Winston Grennan, 56, Jamaican Drummer". The New York Times.
- ^ "'Harder They Come' Back and Worth a Look, Listen". The San Francisco Chronicle. 7 November 2000. Copy of NY Times article.
- ^ "Baltimore City Paper: Winston Grennan | Musician Review". Citypaper.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.