Barry Brown

Barry Brown: Rich Man Poor Man 1978-80

by AAJ Staff
February 4, 2004

During its roots heyday in the '70s, Jamaican reggae was a virtual zoo of vocalists, musicians, and producers. The incestuous relationships these hundreds of artists maintained make it even more difficult to sort out their individual contributions today. To make it big in those days, all you had to do was find yourself a sound system and move sweaty bodies all night long. No small task.

Of course, the difficulty of sorting all the details out from a ...