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Eric Donaldson

Eric Donaldson

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Eric Donaldson (born June 11, 1947, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter. Many of Eric Donaldson songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Career
Donaldson Launched his music career in 1964 when he recorded some tracks for Studio One in Kingston, which have remained unreleased.

Shortly thereafter, Donaldson formed the vocal outfit the West Indians along with Leslie Burke and Hector Brooks. The group hooked up with producer J.J. Johnson, who helped guide the group to a hit in 1968, "Right on Time, "before recording for Lee Perry a year later; they changed their name to the Killowatts shortly thereafter. But the name change failed to ignite the group's career and they eventually split up after such obscure releases as Slot Machine and Real Cool Operator.

Donaldson decided to continue to pursue music on his own, which led to him submitting an original composition, "Cherry Oh Baby," to the Festival Song Competition in 1971. He rocketed to popularity in 1971 with his winning entry in the annual Jamaican Festival Song Competition, "Cherry Oh Baby". The song took the top spot at the competition, eventually being issued as single and becoming a local hit.

Donaldson continued to issue albums -- including such releases as Miserable Woman (1972), What a Festival (1973), and Freedom Street (1977)

He went on to win the festival again in in 1977, 1978, 1984 and 1993. The "Cherry Oh Baby" has been very popular, and has been covered more than thirty times, including covers by The Rolling Stones and UB40.

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Eric Donaldson Albums
• Keep on Riding (1976),
• Kent Village (1978)
• Juan De Bolas (1980)
• Rock Me Gentle (1981)
• Come Away (1982)
• Right On Time (1985)
• Rocky Road (1986)
• The System (1985)
• Crazy You Crazy Me (1988)
• Trouble in Afrika (1991)
• Blackman Victory (1993)
• Peace and Love (1998)
• Mr. Pirate (2004)

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Eric Donaldson Biography

Eric Donaldson (born June 11, 1947, St. Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter. Many of Eric Donaldson songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Career
Donaldson Launched his music career in 1964 when he recorded some tracks for Studio One in Kingston, which have remained unreleased.

Shortly thereafter, Donaldson formed the vocal outfit the West Indians along with Leslie Burke and Hector Brooks. The group hooked up with producer J.J. Johnson, who helped guide the group to a hit in 1968, "Right on Time, "before recording for Lee Perry a year later; they changed their name to the Killowatts shortly thereafter. But the name change failed to ignite the group's career and they eventually split up after such obscure releases as Slot Machine and Real Cool Operator.

Donaldson decided to continue to pursue music on his own, which led to him submitting an original composition, "Cherry Oh Baby," to the Festival Song Competition in 1971. He rocketed to popularity in 1971 with his winning entry in the annual Jamaican Festival Song Competition, "Cherry Oh Baby". The song took the top spot at the competition, eventually being issued as single and becoming a local hit.

Donaldson continued to issue albums -- including such releases as Miserable Woman (1972), What a Festival (1973), and Freedom Street (1977)

He went on to win the festival again in in 1977, 1978, 1984 and 1993. The "Cherry Oh Baby" has been very popular, and has been covered more than thirty times, including covers by The Rolling Stones and UB40.

Follow Boomplay and keep up to date with the latest Eric Donaldson songs and information.

Eric Donaldson Albums
• Keep on Riding (1976),
• Kent Village (1978)
• Juan De Bolas (1980)
• Rock Me Gentle (1981)
• Come Away (1982)
• Right On Time (1985)
• Rocky Road (1986)
• The System (1985)
• Crazy You Crazy Me (1988)
• Trouble in Afrika (1991)
• Blackman Victory (1993)
• Peace and Love (1998)
• Mr. Pirate (2004)

Eric Donaldson songs are included in Boomplay music playlists. Search to stream and download Eric Donaldson songs MP3/ single/ albums on the platform.

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    nice

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    Music for the matured minds

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    nice one

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    i love all your songs

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    1982 come away album

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