Winston Jarrett

Winston Jarrett (born 14 September 1940) is a Jamaican conscious foundation roots reggae singer who was part of Alton Ellis's group The Flames in the 1960s before recording with The Righteous Flames and as a solo artist.

Biography Born in 1940 in Lime Tree Gardens, Saint Ann Parish, Jarrett grew up in the Jones Town area of Kingston after moving there with his mother at the age of five. There, he was taught to play guitar by Jimmy Cliff and Alton Ellis. Jarrett's introduction to the music industry was as a member of Alton Ellis's backing band The Flames in the early 1960s, formed when Ellis's original singing partner Eddie Perkins emigrated to the US, singing on hits such as "Dancecrasher", "Cry Tough", "Rocksteady" and "Girl I've Got a Date". While with Ellis he wrote songs such as "Sunday Coming" and "True Born African". In 1969 they also recorded for Lee "Scratch" Perry ("Zion I Love You"). In the 1970s, they were generally billed as 'Winston Jarrett and the Righteous Flames'. and in the early 1990s recorded a tribute album to Bob Marley, also featuring Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Bushwhackers Gangbangers (2010), Bigmore

Compilations Rise Up! Classics from the 60's (2001), Sankofa – Winston Jarrett & the Righteous Flames Survival Is the Game (2005), Young Tree Unity & Livity (1999), JDC