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U-Brown

Huford Benjamin Brown, known professionally as U Brown, is a Jamaican reggae deejay born June 8, 1956, in Kingston, Jamaica. Heavily influenced by U-Roy and Big Youth, Brown began his career on the Silver Bullet sound system in the early 1970s before replacing U-Roy on King Tubby's Hi-Fi system in 1975. After recording for Winston Edwards and Yabby You, Brown achieved a local hit in 1976 with “Starsky and Hutch”, produced by Bunny Lee. He released his debut albums The Originator and Satta Dread in 1976. Brown established the Hit Sound label in 1977 to publish his work as a produc...