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"Telephone Love" - J.C. Lodge

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J.C. Lodge's 1988 hit for Gussie Clarke at Music Works on the "Rumours" rhythm - a US R&B crossover often cited as an early dancehall record to reach American urban radio.

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Type: recording →
Era: Dancehall and the digital turn →
Confidence: Well supported

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J.C. Lodge - Telephone Love

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Story · Well supportedMusic Works '88: Gussie Clarke, the Rumours riddim and dancehall's clean crossover

A single 1988 rhythm carried Jamaican dancehall into American R&B radio.