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Johnny Osbourne

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Errol Osbourne aka Johnny Osbourne, born in 1948 in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica, is a popular reggae and dancehall singer, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. Osbourne is a past student of the famed in Kingston where he learn trumpet and chant. He began singing with and made his first recordings for , then quickly went solo for and , releasing his first album or compilation in 1970 "[m=390897]" and his second in 1973 "[r=5543913]". In 1977, he left for Canada, where he recorded a number of tracks with . He returned to Jamaica the following year, where he recorded several hits for Studio One and his third album in 1979 ([m=166260]), which was one of the best of the period. From then on, he released a series of albums, crossing the dancehall period without a hitch with many recordings well into the 2000's.