Dave Barker
b. David John Crooks, 10 October 1947, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Barker began his career as part of Winston Riley's vocal group the Techniques alongside Bruce Ruffin and Pat Kelly. After leaving the group he became a session vocalist at Lee Perry's Black Ark Recording Studio. Recording there under his own name, he enjoyed an instant hit with "Shocks Of Mighty". In 1970 Prisoner Of Love featured the single and the title track, along with cover versions of "Blowing In The Wind" and "Runaway Child". The DJ style of his hit led to the release of "Shocks 71", a toast over the Wailers' "Small Axe", with references to his original hit. This included a cameo appearance from Charlie Ace who contributes the line: "Come on Dave, do it like you did in 'Shocks Of A Mighty' - you remember". Barker's reply was, "That ol' thing", as he proceeded to mimic his first hit.
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Top Tracks
- Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
- Hot Line
- I Got To Get Away
- Karate aka 'I The Third'
- Prisoner Of Love
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