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Cornell Campbell

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Jamaican singer with a distinctive high tenor, active from the ska era through rocksteady and roots - recording for Studio One and, as "the Gorgon," for Bunny Lee - and among the many voices who cut versions of Treasure Isle's "You Don't Care" rhythm.

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Girl of My Dreams

ITUNES · rights discovery only · performs

Verified iTunes/Apple Music match (JM storefront): representative track from Cornell Campbell's catalogue, genre Reggae.

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In stories

Story · ProbableThe backing singers step out front

Many of reggae's most durable solo careers started in someone else's harmony stack.

Story · Well supportedWhen the beat slowed: rocksteady's singers take the stage

The 1966 tempo drop turned a session-band music into an island of singers.

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