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Anthony "Starky" Tingle

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A PNP-affiliated figure in Arnett Gardens, nicknamed after the American television series Starsky and Hutch, who gave the deejay Yellowman his first chance on the microphone — an intervention Yellowman has credited with launching his career, at a time when Yellowman's albinism drew scorn that otherwise limited his opportunities.

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Dennis Howard, "Dancehall Political Patronage and Gun Violence," Jamaica Journal 33 (February 2010): 8-15.

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Society, politics & reception

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General Starkey lived only one score and six years

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Jamaica Observer. Reference only.

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