12 Facts About Horace Andy

Horace Andy is famous for a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine".

One of Horace Andy's most enduring songs, "Skylarking", first appeared on Dodd's Jamaica Today compilation album, but after proving a sound system success, it was released as a single, going on to top the Jamaican chart.

Horace Andy had a second Jamaican number one single in 1973 with "Children of Israel".

In 1977, Horace Andy moved to Hartford, Connecticut, with his first wife, Claudette, where he recorded for Everton DaSilva, including the In The Light album and its associated dub album, and singles such as "Do You Love My Music" and "Government Land".

Horace Andy's version was released on Tapper Zukie's Roots Rocker's label "Stars", Freddie McKay's version on the well-received Creation album.

Horace Andy set up his own Rhythm label, which became an outlet for his work with DaSilva.

Horace Andy's 1978 album Pure Ranking had anticipated the rise of dancehall reggae, and he was a key figure in the early development of the genre, confirmed by 1982's groundbreaking, epoch making Dance Hall Style album, released on the Bullwackie's label, out of his studio in White Plains Road in The Bronx.

Horace Andy continued to record with a variety of producers in the first half of the 1980s.

Horace Andy sang vocals on five tracks on their third album, Mezzanine, including on the song "Angel".

Horace Andy then continued to record new music, with the album Living in the Flood, released in 1999 on Massive Attack's Melankolic record label, and Mek It Bun in 2002.

Horace Andy featured on the world music project 1 Giant Leap and on the Easy Star All-Stars 2006 album Radiodread.

Horace Andy's vocals were recorded in Jamaica, with the tracks sent back and forth between vocalist and producer until they were complete.