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Richard Hall (musician)

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Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall
Birth nameRichard Hall
Also known asDirty Harry
OriginJamaica
GenresReggae
OccupationInstrumentalist
InstrumentTenor saxophone

Richard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.

Biography

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Former Alpha Boys[1] school student, Richard Hall was well known for his tenor saxophone playing. In 1974, he played on Jacob Miller's "Keep On Knocking" for Augustus Pablo's Rockers Production team.[2] In 1975, he was asked to contribute to Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey[3] album, which featured the Black Disciples[4] band. He also played on Peter Tosh's second solo album, Equal Rights. The film Rockers features Richard Hall, alongside Bobby Ellis, Herman Marquis and Tommy McCook, playing "Satta A Massagana" in a backyard. Hall also appeared on the cover of the VHS release.[5]

Hall was shot and killed during a robbery in Manhattan.[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Alpha Old Boys". Alphaoldboysassociation.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Putting Garvey into focus". Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Mr Hornsman... Interview with Bobby Ellis". Reggae-vibes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.