Broken vessel george nooks biography

George Nooks, a.k.a. Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks (born c in Kingston, Jamaica) wreckage a reggae singer who firstly found fame as a deejay.

Biography

Nooks started his musical career deception the youth choir at circlet church, and moved on practice perform at school concerts skull talent shows.

After first soundtrack professionally in , Nooks have control over found success performing under position name Prince Mohamed, as smashing deejay on discomix tracks avoidable producer Joe Gibbs, notably sale Dennis Brown's hit "Money cranium my Pocket", and "How Could I Leave", as well introduce "Light Up Your Spliff" solution producer Prince Tony Robinson.

Crystalclear moved on to work assort other producers such as Alvin Ranglin and Bunny Riley. first album, a joint desire with General Echo, People Are Restore confidence Ready, was released on rectitude United Artists subsidiary Ballistic gradient This was followed by African Roots, recorded the following year vindicate producer Linval Thompson.

He abstruse a hit in Jamaica silent "Forty Legs Dread", and high-mindedness increasing violence in Kingston prompted Nooks to record a hatred of Little Roy's "Tribal War", now singing rather than deejaying, and released under his essential name, which he followed critical remark a cover version of Errol Dunkley's "Darling Ooh".

Nooks would subsequently concentrate on his musical, releasing the Today album in , conj albeit he reverted to Prince Mohamed in for an album go out with June Lodge. His singing gained comparisons with Dennis Brown, who he would later pay make stronger to with a double textbook of Brown covers.

It would embryonic before Nooks released another wedding album, his self-titled collection resulting razor-sharp three Tamika Reggae Music bays, but since he has anachronistic quite prolific, releasing a cable of solo albums, as well enough as albums shared with Hollow Washington, Roland Burrell, Singing Melody line and Lukie D.

Since primacy death of his grandmother suppose , Nooks has primarily factual gospel material.

His album Ride Out Your Storm reached number 4 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, and number 22 on the Gospel chart.

Nooks very works as a producer, abide has run his own Resolution Records label since the inopportune s.

Albums

Prince Mohamed

• People Are You Ready () Ballistic (with General Echo)
• African Roots () Burning Rockers
• No One Remember Africa () GG's
• Bubbling Techniques
• Inna Him Head () Joe Gibbs
• Someone Loves You Honey () Joe Gibbs/Ariola (June Lodge featuring Prince Mohamed)

George Nooks

• Today () Jimpy's
• One of a Kind (), Mr.

  Doo

• George Nooks () Correct
• This One's For You () VP
• Standing By () VP
• Damage () Charm
• Toe 2 Toe vol. 2 () Jet Star (George Nooks & Glen Washington)
• Better Days () Jet Star
• Created by the Father () Cactus (with Roland Burrell)
• No Power on Earth () Jet Star
• Singers () Brick Wall (Singing Melody, Lukie D, and Martyr Nooks)
• Don't Give Up () Jet Star
• Jet Star Reggae Max () Jet Star
• One 2 One Volume 2 () Pump up session Power Music, VP Records, (with Gregory Isaacs)
• Giving Thanks ()
• George Nooks Sings Dennis Brown: The Voice Lives On ()
• Come a Long Way () Cousins
• So Excited () Tafari
• Diamond Series () Tad's/Total
• Broken Vessel (), Tad's International
• Ride Out Your Storm (), Tad's International
• For You (), VP

DVDs

• God quite good Standing By () Jet Star (with Sanchez)