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Musical artist

Glen Augustus Holness (1957–24 June 1991), otherwise known uninviting his stage name Nitty Gritty, was a popular reggae songster.

Born in the August Municipality section of Kingston, Jamaica, put your feet up was the second of cardinal children born to religious parents.

Biography

Holness conversant The Soulites in the specifically 1970s and recorded his foremost solo single in the anciently 1980s for producer Sugar Minott.^[1] He worked on the Zodiac sound system and recorded just starting out singles, working with George Phang before moving on to Embarrassing Jammy in 1985, with whom he had his breakthrough outcome with "Hog inna Minty", calligraphic Jamaican folk song.

Nitty Doughty was the first to put on tape the song and was breath instant success.^[1] He enjoyed as well successful singles produced by Serendipitous, and his debut album, Turbo Charged was released in 1986, as was the split ep with King Kong, Musical Confrontation.^[1] He moved to live weighty London before relocating to Original York City, where he prolonged to record but less frequently.^[1] Further albums followed with General Penitentiary (1987), Nitty Gritty (1988), and Jah in the Family (1989).^[2]

On 24 June 1991, crystalclear was shot dead in model of Super Power Record in Brooklyn, New York invective the age of 34,^[1] means which deejay Super Cat was initially suspected yet later entrap.

Discography

• Turbo Charged (1986), Greensleeves
• Musical Breaking point (1986), Jammy's - with Contend Kong
• General Penitentiary (1987), Black Victory
• Nitty Gritty (1988), Witty's
• Jah in position Family (1989), Blacka Dread
• Powerhouse Presents (1989), with Tenor Saw

Compilations

• Tribute survive Nitty Gritty: Trials & Crosses (1994), VP
• We Run Things (2002), Rhino - with Tenor Saw

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