Everton Blender

Everton Blender (born 21 November 1954) Everton Dennis Williams, in Clarendon, Jamaica, is a reggae singer and producer, known for his smooth, crooning, tenor vocals, up-tempo arrangements, and spiritually uplifting themes, successfully bridging the gap between roots reggae and dancehall.

Biography Williams was born in Clarendon parish but grew up on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston.

Blender returned to music in the early 1990s when Garnett Silk, who had also worked with Destiny, introduced him to record producer Richard Bell, who signed him to his Star Trail label. This time around, Blender achieved success straight away, with "We No Jus' a Come," becoming a hit in Jamaica.

Blender once described his songwriting process: "Well we just meditate, and a vibe just come to us, or we just sit in and bring tune from scratch without melodies or anything, and melodies come to you later". Blender has rejected the slack lyrics that have become common in reggae, stating "If the people tell you that them want rubbish, you know say them nuff fi get rubbish. Them fi get good things fi keep them internal and external clean. Never to fail, always righteousness. That's what we're working for".

Blender has toured worldwide. He toured Africa in 1999 to enthusiastic audiences, of which he said "they need to know about their culture ... some people like to come out and see Jamaican culture". In 2019 he did two very successful European tours with Thomas Evers of Rockers Artist Agency.

Awards Blender received the Chicago Martins International award, and South Florida Reggae/Soca awards in 1996 and 1997 in the "Most Improved Entertainer" category.

Album discography Lift Up Your Head (1994) Star Trail/Heartbeat Blend Dem (1995) Malako Piece of da Blender: The Singles (1996) Heartbeat Where Do The Children (1997) Heartbeat Rootsman Credential (1999) Heartbeat Live at the White River Reggae Bash (2000) Rounder World Corruption (2000) Greensleeves Visionary (2001) Heartbeat King Man (2003) Heartbeat/Blend Dem It's My Time (2005) Explorer Live in Berkeley (2007) 2B1 (DVD) Red Razor Riddim (2007) Zion High/Lustre Kings Higher Heights rEvolution (2011) Blend Dem