Manley Augustus Buchanan (⋆ 19 April 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Jamai… Read Full Bio ↴Manley Augustus Buchanan (⋆ 19 April 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Jamaican DJ (reggae toasting and early singjay). Big Youth started toasting for a sound system in 1970. Inspired by the first toaster who was successfully recorded and released – U-Roy – Big Youth developed his own, unique style. His work with producer Gussie Clarke resulted 1972 in 'The Killer' (version of Horace Andy's 'Skylarking') and 'Tippertone Rocking' – his first big Jamaican hits. 1973 the first and legendary album Screaming Target was released.

During 1974 and 1975 Big Youth continued to record for other producers, as Glen Brown, The Abyssinians ('I Pay Thee', 'Dreader Than Dread'), Yabby You ('Yabby Youth' – later known as 'Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)'), Bunny Wailer ('Bide'/'Black on Black') and Joe Gibbs ('Medecine Doctor'). His LP, Dread Locks Dread, was released 1975 and produced by Prince Tony Robinson.

However, Big Youth had also started releasing his own self-produced recordings on the "Negusa Nagast" and "Augustus Buchanan" labels in Jamaica. His first self-produced LP was Reggae Phenomemnon in 1974. His self-productions continued with the 1976 albums Natty Cultural Dread and Hit The Road Jack, using his own musicians, usually the Soul Syndicate band. Now Big Youth changed his deejay style to be more of a singjay than a toaster; even if his vocal range was never the greatest, his singing sides continued to improve in musical quality, and began to become as common as his DJ tunes. He signed to Virgin Records' Frontline label in 1977, and his first release on the label was the Isaiah First Prophet of Old album, and he also appeared in the feature movie Rockers. Together with U-Roy, I-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Prince FarI, and Dillinger, Big Youth is one of the immortal early Jamaican reggae toasters which have inspired generations of following Jamaican dancehall deejays and American rappers.

The name of the band Sonic Youth is in part a tribute to Big Youth.

"Yes, me come inna de music as Rasta, me a de original rastaman who enter it." Big Youth, Italy, 2001

"Deejays were closest to the people because there wasn't any kind of establishment control on the sound systems". Big Youth in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music

Discography

* Chi Chi Run - Fab 1972 (including just three Big Youth songs)
* Screaming Target - Trojan 1973
* Reggae Phenomenon - Augustus Buchanen 1975
* Dreadlocks Dread - Klick 1975
* Natty Cultural Dread - Trojan 1976
* Hit the Road Jack - Trojan 1976
* Isiah First Prohphet of Old - Nicola Delita, Caroline 1978
* Progress - Nocola Delita 1979
* Rock Holy - Negusa Negast 1980
* Some Great Big Youth - Heartbeat 1981
* Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style - Heartbeat 1982
* Live at Reggae Sunsplash - Genes 1984
* A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continue) - Heartbeat 1986
* Manifestation - Heartbeat 1988
* Jamming in the House of Dread - Danceteria 1990
* Higher Grounds - JR, VP Records 1995
* Save the children - Declic 1995
* Reggae Gi Dem Dub - Nicola Delita
* Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979 - a 3-CD-Box-set with Big Youth's major works during the 70's, released in 2001.

Love And Happiness
Big Youth Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Love And Happiness' by these artists:

Al Green Love and happiness, yeah Something that can make you do wron…
Al Jarreau Love and happiness, something going wrong Someone's on the …
Al Jarreau / Al Green Love and happiness, something going wrong Someone's on the…
al-green Love and happiness, yeah Something that can make you do wron…
Barbara Mason Something's going wrong Someone's on the phone It's, three o…
Chris Blue Love and happiness, yeah Something that can make you do wron…
Denise LaSalle Love and Happiness Al Green Love and happiness, yeah Somet…
Element of Crime See I'm in big business, oh what a big, big…
Emmylou Harris Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is T…

Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is…
Etta James Love and happiness, something going wrong Someone's on the …
Fernandoz Here′s a wishing well, here's a penny for Any thought it…
First Choice Love and happiness... something that can make you do wrong,…
Gerald Alston Love, Love Love and happiness, girl, Yeah! Awww, there's so…
Green Al Love and happiness, yeah Something that can make you do wron…
Hibbert Toots Love and happiness Something that will make you do wrong And…
John Mellencamp Well we're dropping our bombs In the southern hemisphere And…
Kero One Verse 1 And Iâ� ¬â ¢m taking emâ� ¬â ¢ down,…
Knopfler Mark & Harris Emmylou Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is T…
Living Colour You know in this Sin sick world we live in Gotta have…
LIVING ROOM - Al Green Love and happiness, yeah Something that can make you do wron…
Love and Basketball Peace, love, happiness Peace, love, happiness Peace, love,…
Marc Broussard Wait a minute, something's going wrong Someone's on the phon…
Mark Knopfler Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is…
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is T…
Mark Knopfler and Emmilou Harris Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is…
Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is T…
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris Here's a wishing well Here's a penny for Any thought it is…
Otis Clay Love and happiness Something that can make you do wrong, mak…
p-tempo If I can't get love Man I'll settle for happiness Do just…
The Amazing Rhythm Aces Something's going wrong someone's On the phone It three o'cl…
Thelma Houston Love and happiness Something that will make you do wrong And…
Toots and The Maytals Love and happiness But wait a minute, something's going wron…
Wendy Matthews Something's going wrong Someone's on the phone Three o'clo…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Big Youth:

African Daughter Shadows settle on the place, that you left. Our minds are…
Aux Armes Et Caetera Allons enfant de la patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé Cont…
Big Youth Special hate ain t runin thru my blood x4 if a…
Every Nigger Is a Star Everybody is a star Who can rain and chase the dust…
Every Nigger Is a Star (Remastered) Everybody is a star Who can rain and chase the dust…
Hit The Road Jack Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack Hit the road Jack and don't you…
I Pray Thee I pray thee, Why do the heathen rage And the people imagin…
Lightning Flash It goes around, Are you going around, Here we go around, Oh…
Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop) It goes around, Are you going around, Here we go around, Oh…
Lightning Flash Weak Heart Drop It goes around, Are you going around, Here we go around, Oh…
Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey's words come to pass, Marcus Garvey's words co…
Marcus Garvey Dread Marcus Garvey's words come to pass, Marcus Garvey's words co…
My Time I struggled with this pain inside, but it was too…
Papa Was a Rolling Stone It was the third of September; that day I'll always…
Ten Against One Sheltering under christianity And using all means of insanit…
Touch Me in the Morning Touch me in the morning Then just walk away We don't have…
Touch Me Me in the Morning Touch me in the morning Then just walk away We don't have…
Whats Going On Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, broth…
Whats Going On Jack Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, broth…

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing You're throxing everything you have at me Cheap shots, low b…

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