Johnny Reggae Explained

Johnny Reggae
Type:single
Artist:The Piglets
Released:1971
Recorded:1971
Genre:Reggae
Label:Bell Records
Producer:Jonathan King
Next Title:This is Reggae
Next Year:1972

"Johnny Reggae" is a 1971 novelty song[1] credited to The Piglets. The single cover states that it was "conceived, created, produced and directed by Jonathan King".[2] It was released on Bell Records.

King himself has explained in comments on his YouTube channel[3] and in his autobiography 65 My Life So Far that the vocalists were session singers "coached to sound like teenage scrubbers", and that the lead vocalist was session singer Barbara Kay, who also recorded as Kay Barry for Embassy Records.

The lead vocals have been at various times been incorrectly attributed to Adrienne Posta or Wendy Richard.

A follow-up single "This is Reggae" was released in 1972.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/here-comes-daddy-reggae/ Russ Litten in the Sabotage Times: Here Comes Daddy Reggae
  2. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2742765 Discogs.com: Images for The Piglets - "Johnny Reggae"
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Johnny Reggae - The Piglets 1971- Jonathan King . YouTube.
  4. Web site: The Piglets – This Is Reggae (1972, Vinyl) - Discogs. Discogs. July 1972.