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Reggae organist and vocalist
Glen Adams first came to prominence in the late '60s as a solo singer and member of the Reggae Boys/Hippy Boys, although he had spent time earlier in the decade as part of
the Pioneers. His noisy, but varied, organ style made him a favorite in the studio bands of
Lee Perry and
Bunny Lee, and
Adams was first choice for
Perry's band on the U.K. tour that followed his 1969 hit, "Return of Django."
Perry was unlucky when "A Live Injection," the most likely follow-up to "Django," failed to chart, as
Adams' playing on the record was astonishingly exciting. As part of
Perry's
Upsetters,
Adams backed
the Wailers, and when
Bob Marley took
Perry's rhythm section, the Barrett Brothers, with him to Island Records,
Adams remained loyally with
Perry. However, by 1973-1974 a new life was beckoning in the United States, and
Adams began to spend more and more time in Brooklyn, issuing records on his own Capo label. He finally moved to New York permanently in 1975, working on the Clocktower and Bullwackies labels, his material betraying the new influences of soul and funk. In the early '80s he worked with rapper
T-Ski Valley, meeting with limited success. He died in December 2010 at the age of 65. ~ TiVo Staff