Burning Spear
Winston Rodney's destiny appeared set after he met another famous son of Saint
Ann, Jamaica - Bob Marley - in 1969. Marley introduced him to the famous reggae
producer Clement Dodd and Rodney put together a band, adopting the name Burning
Spear from Kenya's first president, Jomyo Kenyatta. The group recorded a series
of singles in Dodd's studio but their big breakthrough came in 1975 after
teaming up with Jack Ruby on the Marcus Garvey album, inspired by the
Rastafarian prophet. It turned them into one of Jamaica's most important reggae
groups and secured a major label deal with ...
