Steely & Clevie
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Biography
[Edit]The rhythm battery of keyboardist Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson and drummer Cleveland "Clevie" Browne emerged as the dominant production team of the contemporary dancehall reggae era, lending their skills to records from acts including Shabba Ranks, Maxi Priest, and Gregory Isaacs. Steely first attracted attention during his tenure with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion collective, playing keyboards on the 1978 classic Ghetto-Ology before joining the ranks of the Roots Radics, the quintessential band of the early-'80s dancehall boom. At the time, Clevie — a veteran of Studio One sessions as well as an alumnus of his family group the Browne Bunch — was beginning to explore the possibilities of drum machine technology, a subject of much derision from other drummers in the reggae community; he and Steely first played together at Lee "Scratch" Perry's legendary Black Ark Studios during the late '70s, and the two men immediately clicked, frequently teaming in the years to follow.
By 1986, Steely and Clevie were established as the house band at King Jammy's studio; by then, the concept of electronic production was beginning to catch on among other artists, and the duo, whose experiments with computer technology went back several years, was well ahead of the pack. King Jammy's became the hub of the reggae scene in the latter half of the '80s, and Steely & Clevie maintained a relentless pace, cutting upwards of ten sides a week behind artists including Cocoa Tea and Dennis Brown. In 1988 they formed their own label, named simply Steely and Clevie, and soon scored major hits with singles from Foxy Brown, Tiger, Johnny P., and Dillinger; the duo also issued a string of their own "one rhythm" records, among them 1988's Busting Out, 1989's At the Top, and 1990's Lion Attack. Subsequent work with Maxi Priest, Shabba Ranks, Aswad, Sean Paul, and Caron Wheeler helped win Steely & Clevie even greater mass attention and solidified their dominance of the era. Steely passed away on September 1, 2009 due to heart failure.
Collections
Title: Hemo + Moofire Presents Club Cactus Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Nine Night
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Jamaican Selction
Genre: Reggae
Title: Tribute To Steely & Clevie
Genre: Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: G-Governor Music Showcase Vol.0 Stars And Arena
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven - Bad Bargain
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sensation Reggae
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall's Golden Era Vol.9 - Heavenless Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: 21st Century Soundclash
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Nine Night
Genre: Reggae
Title: Poco In The East
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Exit Riddim 2013
Title: Lion Attack!
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Sleepy Dog
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven - Old Truck
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae With Maximum Respect
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall Generation
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Sun Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Music Works Showcase 90
Genre: Reggae
Title: King Jammy's - Selector's Choice, Vol. 3
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Music Works Showcase 90
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Diamonds
Genre: Reggae
Title: Explosion Jamaica
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae for All the World, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae In the Dancehall, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Twice Again
Genre: Reggae
Title: Jamaican Journey
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Giants Vol 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bad Afternoon Riddim (Raw & Edit)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Power House Presents Various Artists
Genre: Dancehall
Title: Now Thing 2
Genre: Reggae, Dancehall, Experimental
Featuring albums
Title: King Jammy's - Selector's Choice, Vol. 3
Artist: King Jammy
Genre: Reggae, Dancehall, World Music