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"Wake the Town" - U-Roy

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U-Roy's 1970 debut for Arthur "Duke" Reid on Treasure Isle, toasted in one take over the "Girl I've Got a Date" rhythm; a Jamaican number one that helped establish the deejay/toasting record and modern deejay culture.

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Wikipedia (Wake the Town / U-Roy); Reggaeville; David Katz, Solid Foundation.

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U-Roy - Wake The Town (Treasure Isle)

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · archive source

Community-archived Treasure Isle single; discovery-only embed.

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Story · Well supportedWake the Town: Duke Reid's rocksteady and the birth of the deejay record

How a toast over a Treasure Isle rhythm helped invent the modern deejay.

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