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Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 30 January 2014. Nitty Gritty's music has been featured on 38 episodes.

Nitty Gritty was one of dancehall reggae's top singers in the 1980s. One of his earliest stageshow performances occured in 1979 alsongside General Echo and Madoo for the Stereophonic sound system. However, he didn't become a star until 1983-84, perfoming mostly for Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion. By 1985, Nitty had recorded many hit tunes including "Run Down the World", "Good Morning Teacher", and "False Alarm" for the Jammys label. The latter was likely dancehall reggae's most popular "counteraction" tune ever, a…

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Run Down The World
Nitty Gritty
Jammy's Records1986
Run Down The World
Nitty GrittyJammy's Records1986
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My Special Girl
Nitty Gritty
Jah Life0
My Special Girl
Nitty GrittyJah Life0
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Smile A While
Nitty Gritty
Black Roots0
Smile A While
Nitty GrittyBlack Roots0
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Hog In A Minty
Nitty Gritty
Greensleeves Records1985
Hog In A Minty
Nitty GrittyGreensleeves Records1985
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Butter Bread
Nitty Gritty
Jammy's Records1986
Butter Bread
Nitty GrittyJammy's Records1986
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False Alarm
Nitty Gritty
Jammy's Records1985
False Alarm
Nitty GrittyJammy's Records1985
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We Run Things
Nitty Gritty
Music Master0
We Run Things
Nitty GrittyMusic Master0
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Sweet Reggae Music
Nitty Gritty
Jammy's Records1986
Sweet Reggae Music
Nitty GrittyJammy's Records1986
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Every Man A Seller
Nitty Gritty
Black Roots2013
Every Man A Seller
Nitty GrittyBlack Roots2013
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Ready Fi Dem
Nitty Gritty
Witty2000
Ready Fi Dem
Nitty GrittyWitty2000
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