Winston Grennan

Winston Grennan
Outside The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Outside The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Background information
Birth nameWinston Richards
Born(1944-09-16)16 September 1944[1]
OriginDuckenfield, Jamaica
Died27 October 2000(2000-10-27) (aged 56)
GenresReggae
Ska
Rock
Occupation(s)Drummer
singer
songwriter
Pianist
Instrument(s)Drums
vocals
Piano
trombone
Years active1962–2000
LabelsIsland Records
Trojan Records
Decca Records
Swegway Records
Formerly ofBob 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
Websitewinstongrennan.co

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]

  1. ^ "The Man". Winstongrennan.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ^ David Katz (8 November 2000). "Winston Grennan – Background musician with foreground players". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ^ "ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Winston Grennan])". Reggaetrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Winston Grennan; Innovative Jamaican Drummer, songwriter". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 2000.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (4 November 2000). "Winston Grennan, 56, Jamaican Drummer". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "'Harder They Come' Back and Worth a Look, Listen". The San Francisco Chronicle. 7 November 2000. Copy of NY Times article.
  7. ^ "Baltimore City Paper: Winston Grennan | Musician Review". Citypaper.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.