Lynn Taitt

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Storm Warning 02:27 Tools
Ska-Ta-Shot 02:34 Tools
Way Of Life 02:04 Tools
Soul Food 03:06 Tools
Napoleon Solo 02:25 Tools
Bog Walk 05:34 Tools
Julie 03:09 Tools
Tender Loving Care 02:20 Tools
Hard Time 02:25 Tools
In The Park 02:38 Tools
Steppin' Up 02:18 Tools
Pressure and Slide 02:32 Tools
Out on a Funky Trip 02:54 Tools
Steppin’ Up 03:18 Tools
Hooligans 02:44 Tools
The Weed (AKA Man Pyabba) 02:44 Tools
Solomon 03:10 Tools
Puppet On A String 03:03 Tools
Soul Shot 03:04 Tools
Why Did You Leave Me 02:26 Tools
Last Waltz 02:37 Tools
Winey Winey 02:22 Tools
Just Like A River 02:25 Tools
Storm Shelter 02:44 Tools
Stepping Up 03:22 Tools
Bat Man 02:25 Tools
Long Story 02:42 Tools
Ska-Ta-Shot - Take 1 02:34 Tools
Talking Love 03:21 Tools
'Mufridite 02:32 Tools
Rock Steady 02:50 Tools
Steppin Up 03:19 Tools
Bam Bam 02:42 Tools
Why Am I Treated So Bad? 02:42 Tools
Ska-Ta-Shot (Take 2) 02:40 Tools
Seven Guns Alive 03:03 Tools
Lynn Taitt / Ska-Ta-Shot 02:34 Tools
Only a Smile 02:34 Tools
Rocking Mood 02:34 Tools
I Don't Want to See You Cry 02:34 Tools
Under The Hellshine Moon 04:20 Tools
Dog War Jump Up 04:20 Tools
Nice Time 02:34 Tools
You've Caught Me 03:03 Tools
Unity 03:03 Tools
Move Up 03:03 Tools
Mother Young Gal 03:03 Tools
You Have Caught Me 03:03 Tools
Old Beirut 03:03 Tools
The Joker 03:03 Tools
Batman - Early Take Version 02:34 Tools
Ska-Ta-Shot - Lynn Taitt 02:34 Tools
Batman - Rehearsal Version 02:34 Tools
Ska-Ta-Shot - Take 2 02:34 Tools
Theme From Romeo and Juliet 02:34 Tools
Williamsburg 02:34 Tools
Magnificent Ska 02:34 Tools
Hold Me Tight 02:34 Tools
El Casino Royale 02:34 Tools
Batman 02:34 Tools
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Lynn Taitt (22 June 1934 – 20 January 2010) was a guitarist born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, closely associated with Jamaican rocksteady music. Born Nerlynn Taitt, in San Fernando, Trinidad, he got his start as a musician playing in local steel drum bands, before taking up the guitar aged 14. He formed his own band, which was booked by Byron Lee to perform at the 1962 independence celebrations in Jamaica. Taitt decided to stay in Jamaica, living in Kingston, and played in a number of bands including The Sheiks, The Cavaliers, and The Comets, and worked with Baba Brooks, The Skatalites and Tommy McCook and the Supersonics. The most successful of his groups was Lynn Taitt & the Jets, formed in 1966 and which included Hux Brown, Headley Bennett, Hopeton Lewis, Gladstone Anderson, and Winston Wright. Taitt's guitar style was inventive and unconventional, with a sharp percussive sound that accented the rocksteady beat. Lynn Taitt and the Jets played on hundreds of recording sessions for Jamaican producers such as Bunny Lee, Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, Coxsone Dodd, and Sonia Pottinger, often performing up to five sessions a day. Their recording of "Take It Easy" was one of the first rocksteady singles and it reached number one in the Jamaican singles chart. Taitt's contribution to Jamaican popular music includes his role as arranger and session leader for many of the recordings that he appeared on. He has been credited as having created the first rocksteady bassline, on the song "Take It Easy" by Hopeton Lewis. Various other Jamaican recordings have been cited as the "first" rocksteady release such as Alton Ellis & the Flames' "Girl I've Got a Date", and the Derrick Morgan rude boy anthem "Tougher Than Tough" with Lynn Taitt playing guitar on all of three. Taitt emigrated to Toronto, Canada in August 1968, to take up the position of arranger for the house band at the West Indian Federated Club.[5] Although he left Jamaica just before the rise of reggae, his playing was a strong influence on musicians such as Hux Brown who adapted Taitt's approach to the newer reggae style. Taitt's work can be heard on various 60s recordings by Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Ken Boothe, Bob Marley and Joe Higgs, among others. He recorded with Johnny Nash on some of the latter's international hits, including "Cupid" and "Hold Me Tight". Taitt remained active as a musician in Montreal, having recorded with such acts as The Kingpins ("Let's Go To Work" CD 1999) as well as performing live with the Montreal Ska All Stars and at the Montreal International Jazz Festival with The Jets (2002) and the Fabulous LoLo sings Rocksteady (2006). He was the subject of the 2006 documentary Lynn Taitt: Rocksteady, directed by Generoso Fierro,[6] and another titled Ruff 'n' Tuff. Taitt died on 20 January 2010 after a long battle with cancer. His death was recorded in Montreal, Canada, at the age of 75. Discography Glad Sounds (1968), Bigshot (Gladdy with Lynn Taitt & the Jets) Rock Steady: Greatest Hits (1968), Merritone (Lynn Taitt & the Jets) Hold Me Tight: Anthology 65-73 (2005), Trojan Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.