- Loose Caboose
Loose Caboose is a
reggae band fromMassachusetts . Formed in January of 1972 as Road Hog, then in 1975 the band changed to The Alan Fuller Band. The band was inspired by the likes ofBob Marley ,Jimmy Cliff and otherreggae visionaries. The band's goal was to bringreggae to the Northeastern US.History
The band was formed in Wendell,
Massachusetts with the original members: Allyn Dorr (bass), Jonathan Dorr (guitar), David Boatwright (guitar), and Jim Cheney (drums). In 1976 Boo Pearson on percussion and in 1977 Ras Jahn Bullock joined the band on percussion and backing vocals. With Ras Jahn's inspiration from Rastafari he began writing and eventually became the front man of Loose Caboose.In 1978 Ras Jahn took his first trip to
Jamaica to meet withBob Marley and inform him of thereggae movement in the Northeastern US. His trip was successful, inspired with his news fromJamaica , Loose Caboose continued their struggle of spreadingreggae with determination.In 1979,
Bob Marley invited Ras Jahn to bring the band toJamaica to record their first album atTuff Gong .Discography
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Dealers World (1978)
*Caboose Ha Fe Move (1995)External links
* [http://www.cabooseisloose.com/ Loose Caboose website]
ee also
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Steel Pulse
*Black Uhuru
*Burning Spear
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