Lincoln Barrington ' Sugar ' Minott (Kingston, 25 may 1956 - July 10, 2010) was a Jamaican reggae singer, music producer and musician.
Sugar Minott made his debut with the "sound system" by the Sound of Silence Keytone. In 1969, he became member of the group African Brothers with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard, with which he released songs as Party Time. After No Cup No Broke in 1974 the group apart. Then he worked for Studio One by Clement ' Coxsone ' Dodd. Reggae was not widely distributed yet on Jamaica and the then radio stations only played American soul. Studio One recovered when the departure of Alton Ellis,Ken Boothe and John Holt. Sugar Minott bore a major contribution to the revival of the label with numbers as Vanity (his first hit, in 1978), Oh Mr. DC and Hang on Natty.His solo career with original songs truly began with the song Hard Time Pressure from 1979 that Kyd in England . He moved to the United Kingdom and helped to make known the reggae.
Back in Jamaica, he set up his own label Black Roots on. He signed artists such as Barry Brown, Tristan Palmer, Tony Tuff and later Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Steelie & Clevie and Fire Fox. His biggest success with Black Roots, however, was the first issue of Garnett Silk.
Sugar Minott continued to record with the big names of reggae: Fattis Burrel, Bobby Digital, King Jammy, Top Ranking, Tappa Zukie, King Tubby and Bullwackies.
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
- 1977 - Live Loving
- 1977- showcase
- 1979 - Bitter Sweet (also: Give The People)
- 1979- Ghetto-ology
- 1979- Ghetto-ology + Dub
- 1980 - Black Roots
- 1980- Roots Lovers
- 1981 - African Girl
- 1981- Sweeter Than Sugar
- 1981- Meet The People In A Lovers Dubbers Style (Sugar Minott & The Black Roots Players)
- 1982 - Dancehall showcase
- 1982- More Sugar
- 1983 - Dancehall showcase vol. 2
- 1983- Sufferer's Choice
- 1983- With Lots Of Extra
- 1983- Showdown vol. 2 (Sugar Minott & Frankie Paul)
- 1984 - Buy Off The Bar
- 1984- Herbman Hustling
- 1984- Slice Of The Cake
- 1984- Wicked A Go Feel It
- 1984- Rockers Awards Winners (Sugar Minott & Leroy Smart)
- 1985 - A Touch Of Class
- 1985- A True
- 1985- Rydim
- 1985- Time Longer Than Rope
- 1986 - Double Dose (Gregory Isaacs & Sugar Minott)
- 1986- Jamming In The Street
- 1986- Sugar & Spice
- 198 x- Dance hall Business
- 198 x- Good Thing Going
- 198 x- Uptempo showcase 10 ''
- 1990 - All child a Don (Wackies/Rohit)
- 1994 - African Soldier (Black Roots)
- 1997 - Jah make me feel so good
- 1998 - Nice it up
- 2003 - Leave out a Babylon
- 2008 - New Day
Collector Plates[Edit][]
- 198 x- 20 Super Hits
- 1983-85- African Soldier
- 197 x-9 x- Ghetto Pickney Style
- 197 x-8 x- Good Thing Going-Best of
- 1983- In A Pretty Good Shape (Sugar Minott & Various Artists)
- 197 x-8 x- King Son
- 1979-86- Rare Gems
- 198 x- Reggae Max
- 197 x- Sugar Minott At Studio One (2005)
- 197 x-8 x- The Artist Volume 1
- 197 x-8 x- The Artist Volume 2
- 1978-83- The Roots Lover
- 198 x- Channel 1 collection (1995)