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Val Douglas

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Val Douglas is a Jamaican bassist who came to Kingston from rural Clarendon and became one of the most in-demand session players of the 1970s, anchoring the Now Generation Band and recording for Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs and Lee "Scratch" Perry behind Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear and Delroy Wilson.

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JamaicanSounds; AllMusic; Discogs; Reggae Podclash interview.

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