Michael Palmer (musician)

Michael Palmer
Born	1960
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae, dancehall
Occupations	Singer, record producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	Late 1970s–present
Labels	Greensleeves Power House Midnight Rock Vista Sounds

Michael Palmer (born 1960), als known as Palma Dog, is a Jamaican reggae musician who released several albums in the 1980s.

Biography

Born in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston in 1960,^[1] Palmer began his career performing with sound systems such as Stereophonic Sound with General Echo in the late 1970s, taking inspiration from the success of his neighbour Leroy Smart.^[2] The shooting death of Echo and Stereophonic's owner Big John in 1980 was a blow to Palmer's career.^[3] His debut single, "Mr Landlord", recorded for producer Oswald Thomas was not successful, and it was not until a couple of years later when he found success with "Smoke the Weed", recorded at Channel One, and with producer Jah Thomas on tracks such as "Ghetto Dance" and "Different Love".^[2] He went on to work with a variety of producers including George Phang, Sugar Minott, Prince Jammy, and Joseph Hoo Kim, and enjoyed a number one single in Jamaica in 1984 with "Lick Shot".^[2][3] He also performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival that year.^[4] His recordings led to a series of mid-1980s albums, including split albums with Frankie Jones, Frankie Paul, Johnny Osbourne, and Kelly Ranks.

Palmer moved into production, achieving success with Neville Brown's "Haul and Pull Up", and returned to recording himself in the early 1990s, with singles such as "Juggling" and "Everyone Makes Love".^[2]

Discography

• Lickshot (1982), Power House
• Star Performer (1984), Tonos
• Pull It Up Now (1985), Greensleeves
• Angella (1984), Vista Sounds
• Showdown vol. 4 (1984), Hitbound/Empire - with Frankie Jones
• Double Trouble (1985), Greensleeves - with Frankie Paul
• Ghetto Living (1985), Bebo's
• I'm So Attractive (1985), Jammy's
• Sweet Daddy (1985), Black Scorpio
• We Rule (1985), Power House
• Michael Palmer Meets Kelly Ranks at Channel One (1985), Dancefloor
• Wicked (1985), Vibes & Vibes - with Johnny Osbourne
• Showcase - I'm Still Dancing (198?), Midnight Rock
• Joint Favourites (1986), Greensleeves - with Half Pint

Compilations

• Triston Palma Meets Michael Palmer, Midnight Rock - with Triston Palmer

References

1. ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 274
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 215
3. ^ ^{a b} Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 229
4. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 229

Persondata
Name	Palmer, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Reggae musician
Date of birth	1960
Place of birth	Maxfield Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death
Place of death