Clint Eastwood (born Robert Brammer) is a Jamaican reggae deejay, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint.
Clint Eastwood | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Brammer |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Biography edit
The younger brother of Trinity, Brammer took the trend of adopting the names of characters from Spaghetti Westerns as stage names a step further by recording and performing under the name of one of the genre's most successful actors, Clint Eastwood. Eastwood recorded three albums in 1978 - African Youth and Step It In a Zion for producer Bunny Lee, and Death In The Arena for Channel One. Further albums followed in 1979 and 1980, including Sex Education for Greensleeves Records, Eastwood one of a group of deejays who led the move from 'cultural' chants to dancehall chat and 'slackness'.[1] 1981 saw the release of a live album recorded with Dillinger and the start of a partnership with General Saint. The duo's first release, "Tribute to General Echo" remembered the recently killed slack deejay,[1] and they would later hit the UK chart with their version of "Stop That Train". Both of the duo's albums made the top 5 of the UK Independent Chart.[2]
Albums edit
- African Youth (1978) Third World/Gorgon
- Death In The Arena (1978) Cha Cha
- Step It In a Zion (1978) Live & Love
- Jah Lights Shining (1979) Jamaica Sound
- Love & Happiness (1979) Burning Vibrations
- Clint Eastwood (Jamaica Sun) (1980) Amo
- Sex Education (1980) Greensleeves
- Live at London (1981) Vista (Dillinger & Clint Eastwood)
- Two Bad D.J. (1981) Greensleeves (Clint Eastwood & General Saint)
- Stop That Train (1983) Greensleeves (Clint Eastwood & General Saint)
- BBC Radio 1 In Concert (199?) Windsong (Clint Eastwood & General Saint)
- The Best of Clint Eastwood (1984) Culture Press
- The Real Clint Eastwood (199?) Culture Press/Lagoon
References edit
- ^ a b Barrow, Steve; Dalton, Peter (1997). Reggae: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-247-0.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.