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Jackie Opel

Jackie Opel has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 9 February 2014. Jackie Opel's music has been featured on 15 episodes.

Born Dalton Sinclair Bishop in Bridgetown, Barbados, Jackie Opel (1938–1970) possessed a rich, powerful voice with a six-octave range. He was known as the Jackie Wilson of Jamaica, and was a gifted dancer.

In the early 1960s, he was discovered by Byron Lee, the band master of the Dragonaires, who brought him to Jamaica. There, he started performing with the Skatalites as one of their lead singers. He recorded as a solo artist first on Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label, and afterwards…

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Old Rocking Chair
Jackie Opel
Studio One2013
Old Rocking Chair
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I Am What I Am
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Rio1967
I Am What I Am
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I'll Get Along
Jackie Opel
Studio One1964
I'll Get Along
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Tears From My Eyes
Jackie Opel
Top Deck Records0
Tears From My Eyes
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I Am Free
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Wirl1966
I Am Free
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Cock Mouth (Kill Cock)
Jackie Opel
Studio One0
Cock Mouth (Kill Cock)
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TV In Jamaica
Jackie Opel
Jump Up1963
TV In Jamaica
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You Are My One Love
Jackie, Rita
Studio One1964
You Are My One Love
Jackie, RitaStudio One1964
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Go Away
Jackie Opel
Studio One1970
Go Away
Jackie OpelStudio One1970
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Hairy Mango
Jackie Opel
Studio One1970
Hairy Mango
Jackie OpelStudio One1970
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