Jesse Green (reggae musician)

Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.

Born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Jesse attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Green was a member of The Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s before launching a solo career in 1976.^[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the U.S. and the UK.

Charting singles

• "Nice and Slow (Disco Edit)" (1976) U.S. Disco #1 or #3,^[2] UK #17^[3]
• "Flip" (1976) U.S. #17,^[2] UK #26^[3]
• "Come With Me" (1977) UK #29^[3]

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References

1. ^ Review of Nice and Slow, Allmusic.com
2. ^ ^{a b} Allmusic reports a #1 charting, but Joel Whitburn's books report it at #3.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Search for "Jesse Green" performed at everyhit.com database on May 19, 2008.
4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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