Chris Blackwell
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Having formed Island Records in Jamaica on May 22nd, 1959, coincidentally when he was nearly 22, Blackwell was among the first to record the Jamaican popular music that eventually became known as ska. Returning to Britain in 1962, he sold records from the back of his car to the Jamaican community. His label became "a byword for uncompromised artistry and era-shaping acts."
Backed by Stanley Borden from RKO, Blackwell's business and reach grew substantially, and he went on to forge the careers of Bob Marley, Grace Jones and U2 among many other diverse high-profile acts. He has produced many seminal albums, including Marley's ''Catch A Fire'' and ''Uprising'', Free's ''Free'' and The B-52's' self-titled debut album in 1979.
Having sold Island in 1989, Blackwell embarked on ventures in "hotels, real estate, resorts, another record company, rum, and his Island Films released ''Kiss of the Spider Woman'' and ''Stop Making Sense'', among others." In 2022, he published a memoir, ''The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 2012.
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Published: [2010]
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