Biography
Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. His album Truths and Rights was a roots reggae success, and featured "Jah Promise" and the album's title track, "Truths and Rights". He also enjoyed big hits with covers of U.S. soul tunes such as "Ready Or Not" and Earth, Wind and Fire's "Reasons". In addition, he has had many songs with the phrase 'Rub A Dub' in the title, the most acclaimed of these is to the "Rub A Dub Session". Osbourne is also the most in-demand vocalist for dubplates due to the amount of dancehall classics he has had. This has resulted in the nickname Dancehall Godfather. He is probably best known for his mid-1980s dancehall reggae hits "Buddy Bye" (based on King Jammy's Sleng Teng riddim), "Ice Cream Love" and "Water Pumping".
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Hello Nasty
1998
Wha'ppen?
1981
Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
1981
A Broke Down Melody
2006
Studio One Kings
2007
Free The Universe
2013
AnotherLateNight
2002
Studio First, From The Vaults Vol. 2
2020
The Groove Sessions Vol. 3
2014
Studio One Classics
2004
Studio One Rockers
2001
Fally Ranking
1980
Play Play Girl
Rub A Dub Party
One Love
1992
Credited work
659 releases · 200 albums · active 1970–2026
- Performance · 660
- Other credits · 65
- Production · 10
Studios: Jamaica Recording Studio · King Tubby's Studio · Harry J's Recording Studio · Channel One Recording Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Johnny Osburne
- J. Osbourne
- UB40
- Johnny Osborne
- Junior Delgado
- Chinese Man
- Black Uhuru