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Lee "Scratch" Perry

Composer / Songwriter / Record Producer / Musician / Disc Jockey | * 03/20/1936 († 85, 08/29/2021) | Kendal (Jamaica)
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. He worked with and produced for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, The Congos, Max Romeo, Adrian Sherwood, Beastie Boys, Ari Up, The Clash, The Orb, and many others. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music

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In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are youn ...

21 Jump Street

R

2012 | 3.4/5 | 1h 49min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be oper ...

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

R

1998 | 4.1/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Crime
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Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint t ...

Fool's Gold

PG-13

2008 | 2.9/5 | 1h 52min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Adventure
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Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he se ...

The Beach

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2000 | 3.3/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Adventure, Romance / Love, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Lee "Scratch" Perry

Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album Gold Musgrave Medal 3x Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
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Movies with Lee "Scratch" Perry as Actor(5)

as himself2019 Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
as himself2019 The Revelation of Lee Scratch Perry
as himself2017 Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2015 Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise
as himself2011 RiseUp

Movies with Lee "Scratch" Perry as Crew(2)

Sound/Music2015 Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise
Sound/Sound Director2015 Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise

Full Name: Rainford Hugh Perry
Citizenship: Jamaica
Born: Friday, 03/20 1936 (March) in Kendal (Jamaica)
Died: Sunday, 08/29 2021 (August) in Lucea (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: The Upsetters
Record Label: Upsetter Records, Island Records
Other names for Lee "Scratch" Perry (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rainford Hugh Perry"
"Lee Perry"
Lee "Scratch" Perry frequently works together with these people:
Lee Perry (7x, Actor)
Volker Schaner (4x, Crew)
Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (2x, Actor)
Don Letts (2x, Actor)
Adrian Sherwood (2x, Cast)
Daniela Schmid (2x, Crew)
Steve Marshall (2x, Cast)
Baby G. (1x, Cast)
Javier Cortés (1x, Crew)
Shane MacGowan (1x, Actor)
Levi Roots (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:294111, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024