Ken Boothe was a hit-making machine from the start, first as Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's protogee and, later, on his own and with Conscious Minds, the group he formed with B.B. Seaton. Of all his Rocksteady successes, he's probably best remembered for "Everything I Own," the hit he made with producer Lloyd Charmers. But Boothe, like Delroy Wilson and Alton Ellis, is one of the masters and you only have to dig a little into his prolific output to find some of the finest treasures of Jamaican soul.Boothe has a couple of secret weapons - the way he plays with going flat and then pulls it back on pitch at that last second of acceptability, and a move where he shreds his own throat to make the note bleed. But I think what I love most about him is the way he pronounces words, a little snarl that makes his low-key crooning sound kind of antagonistic at the same time.
Ken Boothe "Just Another Girl"
Ken Boothe - "Set Me Free"
Ken Boothe - "Old Fashioned Way"
Ken Boothe - "Say You"
3 comments:
I downloaded "Set Me Free" when you first mentioned Boothe on your blog. Its been on repeat (and added to quite a few mixtapes for friends) since then. Thanks for blogging about him!
oh yes. "Set Me Free" is essential--i think Perry also changed the first chord from major (Supremes) to minor (Boothe). Dark. i think you passed "Artibella" over my way, which i consider one of Boothe's Best. Have you got "You're No Good"? The clavinet, man. Oh, The Clavinet!
Ahh, yes. Artibella. Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7XH1EMcw4&feature=related
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