Winston Grennan

Winston Grennan
Outside The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Outside The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Background information
Birth nameWinston Richards
Born(1944-09-16)16 September 1944[1]
OriginDuckenfield, Jamaica
Died27 October 2000(2000-10-27) (aged 56)
GenresReggae
Ska
Rock
Occupation(s)Drummer
singer
songwriter
Pianist
Instrument(s)Drums
vocals
Piano
trombone
Years active1962–2000
LabelsIsland Records
Trojan Records
Decca Records
Swegway Records
Websitewinstongrennan.co

Winston Grennan (16 September 1944 – 27 October 2000) was a Jamaican drummer, famous for session work from 1962 to 1973 in Jamaica as well as later in New York City through the 1970s and 1980s.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "The Man". Winstongrennan.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ^ David Katz (8 November 2000). "Winston Grennan – Background musician with foreground players". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ^ "ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Winston Grennan])". Reggaetrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Winston Grennan; Innovative Jamaican Drummer, songwriter". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 2000.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (4 November 2000). "Winston Grennan, 56, Jamaican Drummer". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "'Harder They Come' Back and Worth a Look, Listen". The San Francisco Chronicle. 7 November 2000. Copy of NY Times article.
  7. ^ "Baltimore City Paper: Winston Grennan | Musician Review". Citypaper.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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