Lee Perry, or commonly known by his nickname Lee 'Scratch' Perry (born 20 or 28 March 1936, Kendal, Jamaica - died 29 August 2021, Lucea, Jamaica) was a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Originally called "Little" Perry, in reference to his height of 5'6" (1.68m), he was a major founder of reggae and dub genres. Perhaps most famous for fronting he started out working with ska and cut his first record in 1959. He went on to work with a variety of musicians and producers, not always on the best of terms. His first record on his own label was entitled "People Funny Boy," and was a direct attack on of .
His labels:
Jamaica
UK
Name Vars
- Barry
- C. Perry
- H. Perry
- K. Perry
- King Perry
- L Perry
- L. \
- Perry
- L. K. Perry
- L. P.
- L. Parry
- L. Percy
- L. Perry
- L.K. Perry
- L.Perry
- LP
- Lee
- Lee \
- Perry*
- Perry, The Scientist
- Lee $cratch Perry
- Lee 'King' Perry
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry
- Lee 'Sratch' Perry
- Lee ( King ) Perry
- Lee (King) Perry
- Lee (Scratch) Perry
- Lee (Upsetter) Perry
- Lee King Perry
- Lee Parry
- Lee Perry \
- Lee Perry 'The Upsetter'
- Lee Perry The Upsetter
- Lee Perry/The Great Upsetter
- Lee Pery
- Lee Scratch
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Lee Scratch' Perry
- Lee Scrath Perry
- Lee Skratch Perry
- Lee Sratch Perry
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Lee/Perry
- LeePerry
- Mr Lee 'Scratch' Perry
- Mr. Lee 'Scratch' Perry
- Perr
- Perry Lee
- Perry Lee Scratch
- Perry Marvin
- Perry, L.
- Prery
- President Abraham Perry
- R. Perry
- Rainford Hugh \
- Scratch
- Upsetter L. Perry
- Upsetter Lee Perry
- l.Perry
- £ee $cratch Perry
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Aliases
- The Upsetter
- God
- Rainford Perry
- The Creators
- King Perry
- King Scratch
- King Koba
- Pipecock Jackson
- The Prophet
P.S: "From Hanover/Come take me over..." is a dead good line, I think. Does anyone have the full lyric-sheet to this? I know perfectly well that one doesn't listen to Perry for his lyrics - one listens for his sounds, and for his *vibe* - but I figure I'd like to read the lyrics in full. I like that he describes himself as Mireille's sexy elf and sexy gnome; he always was (even at his silliest, like here) a magic figure. He never was an ordinary man. R.I.P.