B.B. SEATON

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Harris Lloyd "B.B." Seaton nasceu em 03 de Setembro de 1944, Kingston, Jamaica , também conhecido como "Bibby","B.B. Seaton" ,é um cantor de reggae jamaicano,músico multiinstrumentista,engenheiro de som e mixagem,arranjador e produtor musical que foi um membro de The Gaylads , Conscious Minds e The Messengers (junto com Ken Boothe , Lloyd Charmers e Busty Brown ), e que teve uma longa carreira solo, que remonta a 1960.  Seaton registrou pela primeira vez como artista solo em 1960 antes de formar o duo Winston and Bibby com Winston Delano Stewart. O duo juntou-se a Maurice Roberts e se tornou The Gaylads, embora Seaton logo deixou o grupo para se juntar aos The Astronauts . The Gaylads e Seaton voltaram para o fim da era do ska, e eles se tornaram um enorme sucesso na Jamaica, e seu sucesso continuou quando eles foram reduzidos a um duo após Stewart partir. Seaton saiu em 1972 e reiniciou a sua carreira solo, tendo vários hits solo no mesmo ano com "Accept My Apology", "Sweet Caroline", "Lean on Me" e "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". Seaton foi o primeiro artista a ter assinado com a Virgin Records , levando à criação rótulo Virgin Font Line.B.B. Seaton tornou-se baseado no Reino Unido nos meados dos anos 1970, onde tornou-se ativo como produtor, suas produções incluem a série de álbuns dub ´´Gun Court Dub´´..
Além de cantar,B.B. Seaton toca vários instrumentos como piano,órgão,guitarra,baixo,e como músico suportou artistas como Glen Brown,King Tubby,além de tocar nos seus próprios LPs, e fez os backing vocais para Dennis Brown nos álbuns More e Stagecoach Showcase,ambos em 1982..
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Albums

• The Great Ken Boothe Meets BB Seaton & The Gaylads (1971), Jaguar - Ken Boothe , BB Seaton, and The Gaylads
• Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1973), Trojan
• Dancing Shoes (1974), Virgin
• Colour is not the Answer (1976), Jama
• I'm Aware of Love (1979), Roots Music International
• BB Seaton Sings the Golden Hits of the Gaylads (1981), Ayana
• Everyday People (1985), Revue/Creole
• Just One Moment , Soul Beat
• In Control (1995), Soul Beat

Compilations

• Greatest Hits (1996), Rhino
• Rootically Yours (2000), Soul Beat
• Seal of Approval (2003), Soul Beat - BB Seaton & The Gaylads
• After All This Time: The Anthology 1972-1989 (2007), Soul Beat

Productions

• Gun Court Dub (1975), Love
• Revolutionary Dub (1976), Trenchtown
• Gun Court Dub vol. 2 (????), Soul Beat
• Gun Court Dub vol. 3 (????), Soul Beat
• Gun Court Dub vol. 4 (2001), Soul Beat
•  http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/347
•   Also known as Harris B.B. Seaton, Harris Lloyd Seaton, Horace Seaton

  Web Links

• Official Website 
• Short Bio 

Releases

1972-89

• After All This Time

1974

• Dancing Shoes

1975

• Gun Court Dub

1976

• Colour Is Not The Answer
• Revolutionary dub

1979

• I'm Aware Of Love

197X

• Gun Court Dub Vol 2
• Gun Court Dub Vol 4

1985

• Everyday People

[Date unknown]

• Seal Of Approval [B.B. Seaton & The Gaylads]

[Compilations]

• Rootically Yours [1972-79]

Productions

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]
• B.B. Seaton - Everyday People [1985]
• B.B. Seaton - Gun Court Dub [1975]
• B.B. Seaton - Gun Court Dub Vol 2 [197X]
• B.B. Seaton - Gun Court Dub Vol 4 [197X]
• B.B. Seaton - I'm Aware Of Love [1979]
• B.B. Seaton - Revolutionary dub [1976]
• Delroy Wilson - Once Upon A Time [197X]
• Revolutionaries & We The People Band - Revolutionary Dub [1976]
• Tanglewood - Rise And Shine [1985]

Appears on

• A Tribute To The Beatles Reggae Style
• Cactus Classics
• Culture Train
• Current Artists At Studio 1 Vol 1
• Everything I Own
• Hit Picks
• In Fine Style
• Jump Jamaica Way
• Just My Imagination Vol 2
• More Souled On Reggae
• Sounds Of The Seventies
• Straighten Up Vol 4
• The Best Of Lloyd Charmers
• The Grove Reggae Collection
• This Is Reggae Vol 4
• Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set
• Trojan Lovers Box Set
• Trojan Motor City Box Set
• Trojan Reggae Brothers Box Set
• Trojan Seventies Box Set
• Trojan Singles Box Set
• Trojan Soulful Reggae Box Set
• Trojan Sunshine Reggae Box Set
• Vintage Vocals
• Vintage Vocals Volume 2

Albums engineered by B.B. Seaton

Mixing Engineer

• B.B. Seaton - I'm Aware Of Love [1979]
• B.B. Seaton - Revolutionary dub [1976]

Recording Engineer

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]

Remixing Engineer

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]

As a musician

Organ

• Glen Brown & King Tubby - Termination Dub [1973-79]

Piano

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]
• B.B. Seaton - Dancing Shoes [1974]
• Glen Brown & King Tubby - Termination Dub [1973-79]

Backing Vocals

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]
• B.B. Seaton - Dancing Shoes [1974]
• Barry Biggs - So In Love [198X]
• Brent Dowe - What Love Can Do [1981]
• Dennis Brown - More [1982]
• Dennis Brown - Stagecoach Showcase [1982]
• King Sounds - Come Zion Side Happiness [1979]

Vocals

• B.B. Seaton - After All This Time [1972-89]
• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]
• B.B. Seaton - Dancing Shoes [1974]
• B.B. Seaton - I'm Aware Of Love [1979]
• B.B. Seaton - Rootically Yours [1972-79]
• B.B. Seaton & Gaylads - Seal Of Approval

Guitar

• B.B. Seaton - I'm Aware Of Love [1979]

Bass

• B.B. Seaton - Colour Is Not The Answer [1976]

Others

Arranger

• B.B. Seaton - Dancing Shoes [1974]
• B.B. Seaton - Gun Court Dub Vol 2 [197X]
• B.B. Seaton - I'm Aware Of Love [1979]