Jah Stitch

Jah Stitch (born Melbourne James, 27 July 1949 – 28 April 2019) was a reggae deejay best known for his recordings in the 1970s.

Biography After an introduction to music singing in a yard with the likes of The Wailers, The Heptones, Roy Shirley, and Stranger Cole, James became well known in Jamaica by deejaying with the Lord Tippertone and Black Harmony sound systems, working as Jah Stitch. His debut single was the Errol Holt-produced "Danger Zone".

He resumed his recording career in 1995, working with Trevor Douglas and Jah Woosh. His peak 1970s output for Bunny Lee and Yabby You was collected in 1996 by Blood and Fire on the Original Ragga Muffin (1975–77) compilation.

He died on 28 April 2019, aged 69.

Albums

Studio albums No Dread Can't Dead (1976) Third World Watch Your Step Youthman (1977) Third World Straight to Babylon Chest (1979) (with Prince Jazzbo) Moving Away (1979) Live & Love Jah Woosh Meets Jah Stitch at Leggo Sounds (1995) Leggo

Compilations Original Ragga Muffin (1975–77) (1996) Blood and Fire The Killer (1999) Culture Press Love & Harmony Rhino (with Jackie Mittoo) Dread Inna Jamdown (2007) Jamaican Recordings Anthology 1969-1990 (2012), Attack