Herman Marquis
Herman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s.[1] He was much in demand as a session player throughout the 1970s and 1980s, playing with some of Jamaica's top stars including Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, and Justin Hinds.[2] He continued through to the mid 1980s and worked with Burning Spear and Ernest Ranglin.[2]
References
- ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 157, 176
- 1 2 Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Marquis, Herman", in Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 978-0-313-33158-9, p. 197
External links
- Herman Marquis at Roots Archives
- Herman Marquis discography at CD Universe
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