Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall
Birth nameRichard Hall
Also known asDirty Harry
OriginJamaica
GenresReggae
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Tenor Saxophone

Richard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.

Biography

Former Alpha Boys[1] school student, he was well known for his tenor saxophone playing. In 1974, he played on Jacob Miller's "Keep On Knocking" for Augustus Pablo's Rockers Production team.[2] In 1975, he was asked to contribute to Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey[3] album, which featured the Black Disciples[4] band. He also played on Peter Tosh's second solo album, Equal Rights. The movie Rockers features Richard Hall, alongside Bobby Ellis and Tommy McCook, playing "Satta A Massagana". Richard Hall also appeared on the cover of the VHS release.[5]

Richard Hall was shot and killed during a robbery in Manhattan.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Alpha Old Boys". Alphaoldboysassociation.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Putting Garvey into focus". Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mr Hornsman... Interview with Bobby Ellis". Reggae-vibes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.


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