King Mellow Yellow Explained

King Mellow Yellow
Alias:The Yellow Hands
Origin:Jamaica
Genre:Reggae, dancehall
Occupations:Musician, songwriter
Years Active:1982–present
Label:Jamrock

King Mellow Yellow (born in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Dancehall DJ. Being one of three popular albino DJs in the 1980s (Yellowman, Purpleman and King Mellow Yellow), in song, he often referred to himself as "The Yellow Hands".

Career

In 1981, King Mellow Yellow began recording his first album. It released one year later in 1982 in Jamaica on the Jamrock label. Later that year, he released King Mellow Yellow Meet Yellowman, a clash album with another albino DJ Yellowman.In 1983 and 1984, Mellow Yellow released more singles with other artists and by himself. Some of those artists include Sammy Dread and Fathead.

12" Discos

NameYearLabel
Butter Move1983Entertainment
Dread Buffalo Soldier198XJamrock
Herpes Doctor198XJamrock
Sanitation1983Black Fruit
Sitting on the Ritz1983Entertainment
Telephone Man (w/ Sammy Dread)1984Brown's Music Inc.
That's The Sound (w/ Fathead)1984Entertainment
Wha-Do-Dem-So (Dub Version of Above Song)1984Entertainment

References

Mellow Yellow on Roots Knotty Roots