As many of you know, I post regularly on Facebook. It works for me, with all the usual apologies and disclaimers. A few days ago someone asked me, “Why don’t you post a list of all the people you’ve ever played with? A lot of people would find it interesting.” My initial reaction was that if that’s the case, a lot of people need better things to do with their time. But after thinking about it for a while, I decided that it would be a fun project. So I compiled one.
I decided that since part of being a working musician is playing with other musicians of varying degrees of fame and success, it wouldn’t be right to exclude people that I’d played with just because they are unknown. I also decided that I would err on the side of inclusion. If I played at least one song with a musician during the course of a professional performance, either live or in the studio, they made the list. (I include singers and DJs as musicians, for convenience.) Obviously this list is far from complete; for example I played with ten horn players on the Aretha Franklin gig a couple of weeks ago and got none of their names. As I remember more people, I will update this list. Most of the names are pleasant memories; a few are not. In the interest of completeness, they are on here too. The list is alphabetized by first name. My librarian ancestors are shuddering in horror, but it was a lot quicker to sort that way. I wasn’t consistent about nicknames; if I know a musician’s proper name, it’s included.
If I played with you and you’d like to be added to the list, email me through the website, remind me when and where, and I will add you. If you’d like to be removed, too bad. You’re guilty as charged. Email me and I’ll remind you approximately when and where it happened. If you’d like to hear the story behind how a particular name got on this list, email me and I’ll tell you. Enjoy!
A. J. Brown
Aardvark
Aaron Thurston
Above and Alone
Abyssinians
Adam Pascal & Larry Edoff
Adina Edwards
Adriel Williams
Al Campbell
Al Street
Alan Dwyer
Alani Golanski
Alberto Tarin
Alex Craven
Alex Hernandez
Alonzo Connell
Alton Ellis
Alvin Haughton
Amy Coleman
Anant Pradhan
Anastasia Rene
Anastas “Nasty” Hackett
Andre Blackwood
Andre Murchison
Andrew Hardin
Andrew McDonald
Andrew McIntyre
Andy Bassford’s Jazz Conspiracy
Andy Jarcho
Andy Mackle
Andy Stack
Anicia Banks
Ann Klein
Ansel the Meditation
Anthony Pierre
Anthony Vigliotti
Antonio Livornio
Ardie Wallace
Aretha Franklin
Arlethia
Arnold Brackenridge
Asher
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Astronauts
Aubrey Dayle
Augustus Pablo
Ave Karel
Avenue K Orchestras
B. B. Seaton
Bagga Walker
Barefoot Poets
Barrington Levy
Barbara Jones
Barry Douglas
Barry Morgan
Barry Presser
Basil “Benbow” Creary
Beeb D’Elia
Ben Basile
Bennett Paster
Bennie Williams
Benny Bailey
Beres Hammond
Bernard “Touter” Harvey
Bernard Collins
Bernie Pitters
Bertram “Ranchie” McLean
Big Youth
Bill Dougal
Bill Flowerree
Bill Funcheon
Bill Holloman
Bill Messinetti
Billy & The Buttons
Bitty McLean
Bob Genovesi
Bob Paskowitz
Bobbeth Edwards
Bobby Ellis
Bobby Keys
Bobby Lewis
Bongo Herman
Bonnie Raitt
Boris Gardiner
Brian Johnson
Brian Stanley
Brian Topolski
Brigadier Jerry
Brooklyn Attractors
Bryan Beninghove
Buford O’Sullivan
Bunny & Skully
Bunny Brissette
Burger Dee
Burning Spear
Calvin Thomas
Cameron Greenlee
Camille Gainer Jones
Cannabis Cup All-Stars
Capleton
Carl Harvey
Carl Sturken
Carla Kelly
Carlene Davis
Carlos Diaz
Carlton “Santa” Davis
Carlton Barrett
Carmen Cosentino
Carolyn Leonhart
Cary Brown
Causion
Cecelia Tenconi
Cedric Brooks
Charles Bassford
Charles Doughtery
Charles Farquharson
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Spataro
Chozen Lee
Chris Anderson
Chris Meredith
Chris Paccione and the Turnstyle Jumpers
Christopher “Sky Juice” Burtt
Chronixx
Chynna Nicole
Claire Daly
Clarence Spady
Clark & the Superslicks
Clark Gayton
Claudelle Clarke
Clement Paddyfote & The Associates
Cliff Hackford
Cliff Simpson
Clinton “Bubbles” Rowe
Coati Mundi
Cocinando
Cocoa Tea
Congos
Coleman Barks
Cool Runnings Band
Cornel Marshall
Cornell Campbell
Cory Daye
Courtney Panton
Craig Peterson
Culture
Current Affairs
D. J. Simpson
Daddy Freddy
Daddy Lion Chandell
Damion Martelliere
Dan Clark
Daniel Lamb
Danny Brownie
Danny Mangaroo
Danny Miller
Dave Fields
Dave Henry
David Aaron
David Frank
David Gibson
David Gilmore
David Jones
David Madden
David Oliver
David Ondrick
David Santos
Deadline
Dean Fraser
Delroy Wilson
Dennis
Dennis Brown
Dennis Mackrel
Derrick Barnett
Derrick Harriot
Derrick Lara
Desi Jones
Desmond Jones
Desmond Gaynor
Devon Richardson
Dezron Douglas
Dillinger
Doc Night
Don Harris
Don-Av
Donny Marshall
Donovan McKitty
Doreen Shaffer
Doug Wimbish
Duane Scott
Dwight Pinkney
Earl “Chinna” Smith
Earl “Wia” Lindo
Earl Appleton
Earl Zero
Early B
Early Clover
Echo Minott
Ed Bradley
Eddie (Eddistone) Parkins
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bullen
Eek-A-Mouse
Elle Suckarie
Eric “Bingy Bunny” Lamont
Eric “Fish” Clarke
Eric Levine
Eric Smith
Ernest Ranglin
Errol “Flabba Holt” Carter
Etienne Charles
Eugene Grey
Eugene Medina
Everton Blender
Everton Gayle
Fazal Prendergast
Felix Da Housecat
Fitzroy Jarrett
Frank Yanni
Frankie Knick & the Country Knights
Frankie Paul
Franklyn “Bubbler” Waul
Fred Reiter
Fred Weidenhammer
Freddie Butler
Freddie McGregor
Freddy McKay
Frits Landesbergen
Gabe Moses Kirchheimer
Gary Horowitz
Gary Schwartz
Gaylads
General Trees
George “Fully” Fullwood
George Faith
George Morales
George Naha
Ger Murphy
Gerald Alston
Gerry Thomas
Gil Parris
Gladiators
Gladstone (Gladdy) Anderson
Glen Brownie
Glen DaCosta
Glenn Alexander
Glenn Nozick
Graham Haynes
Granite
Greg Glassman
Greg Latty
Gregory Isaacs
Guillermo Edgehill
Hadley Hines
Handel Tucker
Harold Butler
Hassan Shakur
Heather Wolfe
Henry “Snow White” Seth
Herlin Riley
Home Alone
Hoover Simpson
Hope Berkeley
Hopeton Hibbert
Horace Andy
Horace James
Horace Martin
Hubert Powell, Jr.
Huw Gower
Hux Brown
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ibo Cooper
Ijahman Levi
Inner Roots
Irvin “Carrot” Jarrett
Island Head
I-Wayne
I-Word & the Sound of Creation
J. C. Lodge
J. D. Smoothe
Jackie Jackson
Jah Jerry
Jah Macetas
Jah Screw
Jake Quintos
James “Doc” Halliday
Jane Getter
Janice “Princess Tia” White
Jenieve Hibbert Bailey
Jeff Ganz
Jeff Guenther
Jeff Keithline
Jennifer Khan
Jennifer Lara
Jennifer Vincent
Jeremy Mage
Jeremy Pelt
Jenny Hill
Jerry Hemphill
Jerry Johnson
Jerry Scaringe
Jim Wacker & Collateral Damage
Jimmy Madison
Jimmy Riley
Joanne Williams
Joe Gibbs & the Professionals
Joe Louis Walker
John DiGiulio
John Holt
Johnny Clarke
Johnny Feds
Johnny Osbourne
Johnny Ventura
Josey Wales
Joshua David Barrett
Joshua Thomas
Joy Askew
Judy Mowatt
Junior “Chico” Chin
Junior Delgado
Junior Jazz
Junior Kelly
Junior Panton
Justin Rothberg
Joyous Perrin
Kalvin Kristi
Karen Smith
Karl Wright
Kathleen “KB” Breitenfeld
Keisha Martin
Keith Lambeth
Keith Sterling
Ken Boothe
Ken Levinsky
Ken Stewart
Kenny Hicks
Kevin Batchelor
Kim Clarke
Kim Goldich
Kim Miller
Kingston Band
Kojak & Liza
Kristina Cascone
Kristina Con Vita
Kurt Wyberanec
L.U.S.T.
Lady Saw
Larry Colman
Larry Edoff
Larry Holtzman
Larry McDonald
Larry Silvera
Laury Webb & the Tiger Bone Band
Lavern Baker
Leba Thomas
Lee Scratch Perry
Lee Van Cliff
Leebert “Gibby” Morrison
Leighton Panton
Leon Duncan
Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace
Leroy Graham
Leroy Guy
Leroy Smart
Leroy Sibbles
Leslie Butler
Lester Sterling
Lew York
Lieutenant Stitchie
Lily White
Lincoln “Style” Scott
Lipbone Redding
Little Joe Cook
Little John
Little Sammy Davis
Lizzie O’Donnell
Lloyd Brevette
Lloyd Knibb
Lloyd Parks and We The People Band
Lonesome Tommy
Lorin Cohen
Louie Fleck
Lowell Marin
Luciano
Lyn Taitt
M’Fergu
Marc Lydiard
Marcia Aitken
Marcia Davis
Marcia Griffiths
Marco Giovino
Marianne McSweeney
Mark Clarke
Mark Mancini
Mark Paquin
Mark the Harper
Marque Gilmore
Marvin Burke
Marvin Horne
Meditations
Melodians
Melanie “Munch” Hibbert
Melody Makers
Michael Packer
Michael Prophet
Michigan & Smiley
Mighty Diamonds
Mike Hayden
Mike Katz
Mike Lefton
Mike O’Sullivan
Mike Olivieri
Mike Yakemore
Mikey Chung
Milton Henry
Mina’s Fantasy
Mister Fred
Mitch Margold
Mo Roberts
Monty Alexander
Mortie Butler
Mutabaruka
Myrna Hague
Natalie Merchant
Natty Frenchy
Neil Capolongo
Ned Massey
Neil Jason
Neville Brown
Neville Hinds
Neville Morris
New Kingston
Nicky Moroch
Noel Alphanso
Noel “Skully” Sims
Norman Ward
Norris Man
Norris Reid
Norris Webb
Nuwaupu Ft Teddy Powell
NY Ska-Jazz Ensemble
Obed Calvaire
One Drop
Ossie Dellimore
Owen Dalhouse
Owen Grey
Owen Heimer
Ozzie Scott
Pablo Black
Pamela Fleming
Party Animal
Pat Carmichael
Pat Tomasso
Patrick Van Dyke
Patrick Burke
Paul Douglas
Paul Hamilton
Paul Ossola
Paul Schonberg
Paul Sutton
Paul Triff
Percy Bastiany
Percy Sledge
Peter Ashbourne
Peter Broggs
Peter Buhles
Peter Grine
Peter Scarlett
Peter Tosh
Peter Wolf
Phil Badresingh
Phil Magallanes
Phil Myrrh
Philip Frazer
Planet Groove
Prince Far I
Prince Hammer
Purpleman
Radcliffe “Dougie” Bryan
Rainbow
Ras Bones
Ras Karbi
Ras Menelik
Ras Midas
Ras Tesfa
Ray DeTone
Ray Marchica
Raymond Stewart
Reggae Plus
Reggie Barnes
Rhythm Force
Rich Campbell
Rich Graiko
Richard “Jamaka” Johnson
Richard Ace
Richard Benetar
Richard Gibbs
Richie Foulks
Rick Pernod
Rick Sigler
Rick Sperber
Ricky Tepperberg
Rihanna
Rita Jenrette
Rob Micucci
Rob Symeonn
Robbie Lyn
Robert Jackson
Robert May
Robert Silverman
Rod Taylor
Roger Astudillo
Roger Greenawalt
Roland Alphanso
Romeo
Ron McBee
Ron Otis
Ron Wilson
Ron Wood
Ronald “Nambo” Robinson
Ronnie Butler
Ronnie Guy
Ronnie Murphy
Roots Nation
Roots Radics
Rosco Gordon
Rox
Roy Dunlap
Ruff Stuff
Ryan Scott
Safi Abdullah
Sagittarius Band
Satellite Lovers
Satyr
Scientist
Scott Hamilton
Screechy Dan
Shabba Ranks
Shae Lawrence
Shaggy
Shae Lawrence
Sharay Reed
Sharon Williams
Sheila Hylton
Sheldon Bernard
Shema McGregor
Shirley King
Silvertones
Simeon Stewart
Simone G (Simone Gordon)
Singing Melody
Sister Carol
Sister Nancy
Skatalites
Sly & Robbie
Small Bones
Sonny Hudson
Sophia George
Soul Defenders
Sound Dimension
Spanky
Spliffy Dan
Spragga Benz
Stan “Free” Freeman
Stanley Beckford/Stanley and the Turbines
Stephanie Mackay
Steve Dash
Steve Holley
Steve Marshall and the Deputies
Steven Suckarie
Stew Cutler
Sugar Minott
Synopsis
Tahir Panton
Tamlins
Tanya Stephens
Tappa Zukie Allstars
Taste Band
Teenie Hodges
The Blue People
The Engagements
The Jones Girls
The Moody Jews
The Venturians
Theo Jackson
Theophilus “Easy Snappin’” Beckford
Tiger O’Neill
Timmy Cappello
Tinga Stewart
Titimuss
Tom Ayres
Tom Barnett
Tommy Dest
Tommy McCook
Tony Mason
Toots and the Maytals
Toussaint The Liberator
Toyan
Tracey
Track Hedz Featuring Greg Vifranc
Trevor (Bridges) Bridgewater
Trey Anastasio
Tristan Palma
Tyrone Downie
Tyrone Taylor
Uglyman
U-Roy
Uzziah “Sticky” Thompson
Val Douglas
Valerie Kelly
Various Artists
Vin Gordon
Vinnie Conigliaro
Vita Izabella
Wailers
Wailing Souls
Walt Syzmanski
Wayne Escoffrey
Wayne Fletcher
Wayne Jarrett
Wild Jimmy Spruill
Willi Jones
Willie Lindo
Willie Martinez
Willie Nelson
Winard Harper
Winston “Bo-Pee” Bowen
Winston Clarke
Winston Fisher
Winston Grennan & Ska-Rocks Band
Winston Jarrett
Winston Semoins
Winston Wright
Wright Brothers Band
Yao Dzindulu
Yellowman
Yotam
Zap Pow
Zeno