Jesse Green (reggae musician)

Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.

He was born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Green attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Green was a member of The Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s, recording singles as 'Locks Lee', before launching a solo career in 1976.[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the US and the UK.

Charting singles
  • "Nice and Slow" (1976) US Disco Number 3,[2] UK Number 17[3]
  • "Flip" (1976) US Disco Number 17,[4] UK Number 26[3]
  • "Come With Me" (1977) UK Number 29[3][5]

References
  1. "Nice and Slow - Jesse Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. Joel Whitburn's books report it at Number 3.
  3. Search for "Jesse Green" performed at everyhit.com Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine database on 19 May 2008.
  4. "Time Capsule – December 1976". Blog.gregwilson.co.uk. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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