Rupie Edwards (born Rupert Lloyd Edwards on 4 July 1945 in St. Ann Parish) … Read Full Bio ↴Rupie Edwards (born Rupert Lloyd Edwards on 4 July 1945 in St. Ann Parish) is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.
Rupie Edwards moved to Kingston in 1958, where he set up his first band while still at school. After recording a few singles, he became involved with The Virtues and, from 1968, started to focus only on his own productions.
By the beginning of the 1970s, apart from releasing singles as a singer, he had recorded artists like Bob Andy, Johnny Clarke, Joe Higgs, Gregory Isaacs and The Ethiopians on his own record labels 'Success' and 'Opportunity'. He worked also with DJs such as U Roy or I-Roy and released some instrumental versions with his studio band The Rupie Edwards All Stars, including musicians like saxophonist Tommy McCook, trombone player Vin Gordon, and organist Winston Wright amongst others.
In 1974 and 1975, he scored hits in the UK singles chart with "Ire Feelings" and "Leggo Skanga". Both tracks were based on the same riddim and an album containing new and older materials was released in 1975. In 1990, Trojan Records rounded up a full LP Ire Feelings - Chapter and Version composed entirely around this riddim which had originally been cut by Rupie for and voiced by Johnny Clarke for his 'Everyday Wondering.'
After these successes, he moved to London, and since then has kept on producing and recording. There he also used to run a record shop, Rupie Edwards Music, in 120 Ridley Road Market, Dalston.
Rupie Edwards moved to Kingston in 1958, where he set up his first band while still at school. After recording a few singles, he became involved with The Virtues and, from 1968, started to focus only on his own productions.
By the beginning of the 1970s, apart from releasing singles as a singer, he had recorded artists like Bob Andy, Johnny Clarke, Joe Higgs, Gregory Isaacs and The Ethiopians on his own record labels 'Success' and 'Opportunity'. He worked also with DJs such as U Roy or I-Roy and released some instrumental versions with his studio band The Rupie Edwards All Stars, including musicians like saxophonist Tommy McCook, trombone player Vin Gordon, and organist Winston Wright amongst others.
In 1974 and 1975, he scored hits in the UK singles chart with "Ire Feelings" and "Leggo Skanga". Both tracks were based on the same riddim and an album containing new and older materials was released in 1975. In 1990, Trojan Records rounded up a full LP Ire Feelings - Chapter and Version composed entirely around this riddim which had originally been cut by Rupie for and voiced by Johnny Clarke for his 'Everyday Wondering.'
After these successes, he moved to London, and since then has kept on producing and recording. There he also used to run a record shop, Rupie Edwards Music, in 120 Ridley Road Market, Dalston.
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Ire Feelings
Rupie Edwards Lyrics
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@youthinkthatsgood
Bare with me its along story . Anyway persuaded my parents in uk that is normal for kids to get spending money ,so they relented 50 pence a week
I take the money straight to NU Beat records and buy this tune ,Incidentally where David Rodigan first buy him tune in Sheffield , Anyway Saturday my parents said " play the record yuh buy "
I put it on ,Dem say" tek back deh damn record its foolishness "
and get back you money from Frank and Esmie owners of the Nu Beat shop , decided this is bull got a paper round and buy my own tunes I was 11 years old
4 MONTHS later on TOP OF THE POPS biggest music show on TV even the Jackson 5 appear ,the tune came on ,
My mother and father reaction " It nuh sound bad at all "
Good job I kept it hidden under my bed
@bun4bun
I remember visiting my Father in hospital and he asked me to play this song on my phone.
One of my best memories is him requesting more songs like this and the Nurses dancing as they listened.
He passed a few months later, but his memory remains along with that day
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@marieparrott7944
Doesnโt matter how many yrs pass some tunes have amazing memories whether happy or sadโฆ
I just listened to Judge dredd big 7 tooโฆ.did he ask for that?
Sorry about your dadโฆ.โค๏ธ
@bun4bun
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@waynebutfoy3759
Music played a big part in my lovely Mum and Dad's life too ,when Mum got Alzheimer's music soothed her and made her smile ,,,God bless your Dad and comfort you
@RussellCatchpole
Amazing to read the comments - so many people like me have had this stuck in their heads for almost 50 years, then finally found it here!
@ianrobson9601
Been searching for this for years cos I thought it was called " Stenga " Remember this from a Friday night 70`s disco that I used to sneak into cos I was only 12 years old and the disco was on an RAF camp at North Luffenham Rutland . So cheers to the DJ for introducing me to this and the original Prince Buster`s Al Capone
@jamzwarren
I was 13 in 1975 and had travelled from Brum to Sheffield to compete in a national judo competition. It was in a massive sports hall full of competitors and parents etc, but there was a juke box in the corner. It was free so I put this on, thinking it probably wouldn't work, but it did and came on really loud. Happy days!
@eddyvideostar
Interesting: That must have been a dream. I played this at the paid jukebox at the Surrey Tavern next to the Oval cricket ground with friends after an after-school program. The song was weird at the time and received interesting responses from some friends along with the potatory tavern clientele.