Vital Spot - Yellowman

Biography

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Winston Foster was born 1956, in Negril, Jamaica. He was born an albino. In Jamaica albinism was a social stigma and albinos were social outcasts.
Winston was abandoned when he was a very young baby.
Winston lived in an orphanage in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended the Alpha Boys School. Winston was constantly bullied, taunted and teased. He was called names like "dundus". In Africa and the West Indies "dundus" means "ghost person".

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Winston named himself "Yellowman" because of his albinism.
Yellow lyrics combined jokes about his skin color and outlandish tales of his sexual conquests. He transformed himself from a pariah into a sex symbol.
Yellow was a substitute DJ in the Gemini Sound System in 1974.
Yellow was a DJ in the Black South International Discoteque. He was booed on his first stage show. The crowd shouted "dundus come off". Yellow won over the audience.
Yellow was a DJ in the Aces International Sound System (in St. Thomas) in 1979.
Yellow won the 3rd Jamaican Tastee Amateur Talent Contest in 1979. "Before the competition, I went to those same producers at Joe Gibb's [studio], Studio One and Channel One trying to get their attention and have them listen to me, but none of them were interested. Then after I struck gold in the talent contest, they come looking for me, and I didn't have to do the running around anymore."

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Yellow added conscious lyrics to his songs.
Yellow performed at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival for the first time in 1982.
Yellow recorded the albums "Mister Yellowman", "Live At Reggae Sunsplash" and "Bad Boy Skanking" in 1982.
Yellow signed a deal with CBS Records and recorded the album "King Yellowman" in 1983. "King Yellowman" was the first international Dancehall album.
Yellow was nominated for the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1984. The other nominees were Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse and Black Uhuru. Black Uhuru won the Grammy.
Peter Tosh criticized Yellow's "slackness" (X-rated lyrics) in 1984. He condemned the single "Shorties" and criticized the song "Mister Chin".
Yellow was diagnosed jaw cancer and was given 6 months to live in 1986. The side of his jawbone was removed. "I just put my faith in God and trusted that he would get me through this. I didn't dwell on the 6 months they told me I had left. Instead I did what I had to do".
Yellow outsold every other reggae artist but Bob Marley.

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Yellow recovered from skin cancer.
Yellow's "Message To The World" album was nominated for the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1995.
Yellow's "Freedom Of Speech" album was nominated for the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1997.

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"I know a lot of young people look up to me, and with the changing times, I'm doing things differently. But no one needs to worry, because whenever you hear Yellowman, you can expect a good time, lots of love and lots of yellow."
"I find out that I'm like a popular figure, a leader with a purpose in this world. Haffi show the consciousness of the people. What's going on, you know, when Bob Marley died, reggae was on my shoulder, to finish taking it across. So I do it in a conscious way, you know?"
"It's gonna break through whenever. It takes time, because reggae music is a message music. It's a music that opens people's eyes, if people can get to that. Reggae is already popular, but it needs more listeners."
"I got natural energy, you know, and I got the love of people and my family. I get a lot of courage from people, especially the audience. When you got the love of the people, you don't need nothing else, you know?"

Lyrics

D

G

H

Here I Come

L

Letter To Rosey

M

N

Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

P

Party
Prayer

R

Reggae Get The Grammy

S

T

This Old Man

W

Y

Z

Zungguzunggu-guzungguzeng

Discography

	Mister Yellowman 1982 Natty Sat Upon A Rock Lost Mi Love Mr. Chin Two To Six Supermix Morning Ride How You Keep A Dance Jamaica A Little Miami Yellowman Getting Married Duppy Or Gunman Cocky Did A Hurt Me Album AKA Duppy Or Gunman.
	Jack Sprat 1982 Jack Sprat Youth Man Promotion Life In The Ghetto Stand Up For Your Rights 2 To 6 Super Mix Honour Your Mother Why Them A Fight Hotter Reggae Fe Me Paulette Album AKA Life In The Ghetto.
	Bad Boy Skanking 1982 Bad Boy Skanking Pon-Wee-Line King Inna The Jungle I Can't Stand It Give Jah Thanks Bam Bam Love Fat Thing Come When I Call You Natty Dread Something Crying For Love
	Divorced (For Your Eyes Only) 1982 Divorced Barn Yard For Your Eyes Only Water Rock Tourist Season Sometime A Lie (But Are The Truth) Don't Call Me Daddy Donkey Want Water To The Bump Top Form
	Zungguzungguguzungguzeng 1983 Zungguzungguguzungguzeng The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Rub A Dub Play Dem Sight The Boss Can't Hide From Jah Who Can Make The Dance Ram Yellowman Wise Take Me To Jamaica Friday Night Jamboree Jah Jah Are We Guiding Star
	King Yellowman 1984 Jamaica Nice / Take Me Home Country Roads Strong Me Strong Mi Believe / Summer Holiday Wha Dat Moving On / Keep On Moving Disco Reggae Still Be A Lady / Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do Reggae Calypso Ooh We / Sea Cruise If You Should Lose Me / You'll Lose A Good Thing
	Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt 1984 Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Strictly Mi Belly Bedroom Mazuka Body Move Good Loving Wreck A Pum Pum Hill And Gully Rider Yellowman A The Lover Boy Watch Your Words Why You Bad So
	One In A Million 1984 11 + 11 Shorties Morning Ride Even Tide Fire Operation Eradication Couchie Out A Hand Them A Mad Over Me Lover's Corner
	Two Giants Clash 1984 Society Party Strictly Bubbling Mr. Big Shot King Of The Crop Wrong Girl To Play With Bobo Dread Mi Have Fi Get You Cure For The Fever Jah A Mi Guiding Star Sorry To Say
	Galong Galong Galong 1985 Galong Galong Galong Beat It Under Mi Fat Thing Cuss Cuss Reggae Get The Grammy Throw Mi Corn Skank Quadrille Blow Saxophone Money Make Friend Bubble With Mi Ting
	Going To The Chapel 1986 Look In Me Eye Rub A Dub Going To The Chapel Hunnu Fi Move Come Back To Jamaica Gimme What Me Want No Lucky In Gambling Ready Fe Them Amen To The Bump
	Rambo 1986 Tarzan Rambo Girls Pet Crying Time Stop The Rumour Computerize Love Lone Rider
	Blueberry Hill 1987 Blueberry Hill Letter To Rosey Jean A Miss Follow Fashion Who Say Yellow Don't Go Hotel Nah Pay No tax Anything Me Say Young Girl Be Wise Another Saturday Night
	Yellow Like Cheese 1987 Budget Easy Me Ting Gaze Want A Woman No Touch Ya So Yellow Like Cheese No Get Nuthin Ain't No Meaning Na No Lyrics Mi Mother Love, My Father Love
	Yellowman Rides Again 1988 Aids Ease Up President Botha Wild Wild West Boys Want To Have Fun Girl You're Too Hot In The Army I'm Ready In Memory Of Pretty Girl Want A Virgin
	Don't Burn It Down 1988 Don't Burn It Down Stop Beat Woman Diseases Nuh Tie Me Hold A Girl Want A Woman Free Africa Want A Virgin Scorpio Crew Dry Head Adassa
	King Of The Dancehall 1988 Hot Fe Me [Let Me Rock You] Full Metal Jacket Monkey Time Good To Have The Feeling Greatest Lover New York Fling It Up Have Fun Starting All Over Again Sexy Yellowman
	Sings The Blues 1988 Walking To New Orleans Three Nights A Week The Gambler Stand By Me Mexican Divorce Amor Higher Than The Highest Mountain Green Green Grass Of Home
	Mi Hot 1991 Never Gonna Let You Go Big Bamboo Step Up In Life Mi Hot Having A Party Pretty Girl Hit The Road Jack Would A Like It Thank Onoo Red Light District Girls Dem Love Me
	Party 1991 Party Oldies But Goodies I Still Got It 100 Sexy Girls Freedom Gone Up World Of Girls Original Love My Girl Friend
	Reggae On The Move 1992 Reggae On The Move Dancehall Tamborine Do It To Me Love It Love King Yellow Got The Rammer Yo-Yo Be My Guest Happy For The Rest Of Your Life King
	A Man You Want 1993 A Man You Want Nobody Move '93 Greatest Gift Copy Cat Reggae On The Move Help Condom Flowers This Is A Letter One God America Deliver Us
	In Bed With Yellowman 1993 Hardcore Love Matie Vex Better Than Them Yellowman Getting Married '93 Can't Wine Ting A Ling I Love The Girls You'll Lose A Good Thing Wine Wine Zungguzungguguzungguzeng '93 Half Crazy Album AKA Mello Yellow.
	Reggae On Top 1993 Reggae On Top Everybody Bawling Who Makes The Business Big Can't Sleep Woman Important Give Me One Of Your Girl-Friends We Come To Back All Girls It's Now Or Never Same Girl Name Brand Good Girls Bus A Come I Shall Not Remove
	Prayer 1994 Prayer Carolina Romance Dancehall Reggae Music Guantanamera Crowd Africa Girlfriend Politician
	Good Sex Guide 1995 Big Dick Government Go Go Bell Want You Body Tonight You Die Bunji Bad Boy Too Greedy Cry Help Galster
	Kiss Me 1995 Kiss Me Dicky Hot Again Jordan River Thanks And Praise Murderer Mek She Gwan Love Is A Splendid Thing Woman Slow Motion
	Message To The World 1995 Mind You Catch AIDS Maximum I Cry Love Me Tender Cranic The War God Alone Darling If One Man Island Jam Don't Worry Equal Rights
	Freedom Of Speech 1997 Visa Chant Sugar Darling Here I Come Run Cum-Cum Freedom Of Speech African Drum Fed Up Abortion Nice To Be Important Girls In The Ring Hip Hip Hurray Bump And Wine Warn Dem
	Yellowman Strikes Again 1997 Fight Over Man Boost Up Drugs Man Care Your Body Ask Me No Question Thief Gun Man Song Sexy Body Them No Done Love It Every Time
	A Very, Very Yellow Christmas 1998 Yellowman Is Coming To Town Jamaica, Jamaica, We Don't Got No Snow (Jingle Bells) Breadfruit Roasting On An Open Fire Children Saw Mommy Kissing Yellowman African Christmas Santa Claus Never Comes To The Ghetto Yellow Christmas This Christmas Yellowman Rock (Jingle Bell Rock) 'Tis The Season (Deck The Halls) We Wish You a Reggae Christmas Twelve Days Of Christmas
	Yellow Fever 1999 One Yellow Man Gwaan A School Run Yellow Not A Bed A Rose Reggae Ambassador Too Greedy Rain Drops Brandy Lean On Me Pt. 2 Hurt My Pride Rock With Me Life Is A Heavy Load Bring Back The Vibes People Get Ready The Ring Ding Sweet Reggae Music We Want
	New York 2003 Work Out That Girl Peace Dance Family Man Leave Iraq Alone World War Freedom Walk Spanish Girl Do Me CNN News I Love New York This House

Live Albums

	Live At Reggae Sunsplash 1982 Introduction By MC Barry 'Boogieman' Gordon Jah Made Us For A Purpose Reggae Sunsplash / Herb Man Special Jamaica Proud Of Me / Me Too Sexy I Goin' To Laugh Off Them Me Have Too Much Woman Medley Soldiers Take Over / No More Army Life Gunman / Gunman Connection Love Letter Mr. Chin / Mr. Wong Divorced Sit Under You
	The Negril Chill Challenge 1987 Rent A Dread The Arrival Feeling Sexy / Don't Sell Yourself Nuff Punany / Naw Breed Again / Under Gal Frock Blueberry Hill Reason With Entertainers Gone A South Africa / Jah Mi Fear Trouble Rosie Old Lady / Listen Charlie / Same Way It Taste Calypso Jam Don't Drop Yu Pants
	Live In England 1990 Intro Dedicated To You / Sensimilla / Society Party Mad Over Me Medley A Me Run De Country Gunman Medley Calypso Calypso Medley Me A Christian / Aleluya / Give Jah Thanks / Amen Like You And Me Sweetheart To Be Friends Who Can Make The Dance Ram
	Best Of Live In Paris 1994 Strong Me Strong Coming In From The Cold / You Better Come Good Carolina Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt Gunman / Duppy Or Gunman / It's Now Or Never Zungguzungguguzungguzeng Love It / Romance / Crowd Mister Chin Married In The Morning Bam Bam Who Can Make The Dance Ram Lost Mi Love Jamaica Nice Yellow Like Cheese Never Gonna Let You Go / Yellow Like Cheese / Keep On Moving Oldies But Goodies Give Me One Of Your Girlfriends / Whip Them Jah Blueberry Hill
	Live In Paris 1994 Love It (Give Me Some Pussy) / Romance / Crowd Medley Intro Mister Chin Married In The Morning Bam Bam Who Can Make The Dance Ram Lost Mi Love Party / Freedom / Galong Galong Galong If You Should Loose Me / Bedroom Mazuka Jamaica Nice Yellow Like Cheese Never Gonna Let You Go / Yellow Like Cheese / Keep On Moving Reggae Calypso Paris Blues / Letter To Rosie Bunn [Pass] The Koutchie / Jah Made Us For A Purpose Africa
	Live At Maritime Hall 1998 Comin' In From The Cold / You Yellowman Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Oh Carolina / Holy Mount Zion / Poco Jump Yo-Yo / Boombastic Girl Watcher / Another Sunday Night Two To Six, Supermix Medley Mi Believe / Summer Holiday / Love Letter / Day-O Blueberry Hill Mister Chin Medley Romie (Intro) / Yellow Like Cheese Medley Jamaica Nice / Take Me Home Country Roads Album AKA Live In San Francisco.