Artist's albums
Turbo Charged / Trouble Again
1997 · album
Good Morning Teacher (feat. Wise Intelligent)
1995 · single
Tribute To Nitty Gritty: Trial and Crosses
1994 · album
Jah In The Family
1992 · album
Super Clash
2023 · EP
Reggae Dancehall Riddim: Teach The Youths
2023 · single
With Lots of Sign
2022 · album
Pull Up On Me
2021 · single
Trust Ya
2021 · single
Fly Wit Me
2020 · single
Good Luck
2019 · single
Yellin' RIP
2019 · single
Feel You
2019 · single
From Nothin'
2019 · single
Dirty Uk Garage Summer Bass
2018 · single
Turn Them Back
2015 · compilation
Butter Bread / Version
2011 · single
Play Round the World / Kill Them All
2011 · single
Try a Time / Trial and Crosses
2011 · single
Good Morning Teacher / Good Morning Teacher Version
2010 · single
Turbo Charged
2008 · album
GOIN 4 BROKE
2006 · album
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Biography
b. Glen Augustus Holness, 1957, August Town, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, d. 24 June 1991, Brooklyn, New York, USA. As computerized rhythms became popular in Jamaica, Nitty Gritty rose to fame alongside Tenor Saw, King Kong and Anthony Red Rose. The latter’s vocal delivery was similar in style to Nitty Gritty’s own gospel-tinged wail. The second eldest of 11 children of church-going parents, he trained as an electrician before forming the Soulites. He sang ‘Let The Power Fall On I’ in 1973 with Dennis Brown, George Nooks and the Mighty Diamonds for Joe Gibbs. His first solo recording, ‘Every Man Is A Seller’, recorded for Sugar Minott’s Youth Promotion label, was not released for another 10 years. He recorded several tracks at Channel One after working briefly with Danny Dread on the Zodiac sound system, and he also recorded two tracks for Derrick ‘Bubbles’ Howard of the African Brothers before moving to George Phang in 1984. He joined King Jammy in 1985. Their first release, ‘Hog Inna Minty’, was an instant success. Subsequent releases, ‘Good Morning Teacher’, ‘Sweet Reggae Music’, ‘Run Down The World’ and ‘Gimme Some Of Your Something’, were all significant hits. In 1986, his debut set Turbo Charged was released. He shared the credit with King Kong for Musical Confrontation in the same year. He relocated to New York shortly after this, and his work became more varied as a result. He made singles for Uptempo, Black Solidarity and Skengdon. General Penitentiary, recorded with the Studio One band in 1987, showed Nitty Gritty back on form. In 1989, an album for Blacker Dread was released, including material dating back to his first visit to the UK in 1986, but after this his musical activity declined somewhat. Sadly, he was shot dead at the age of 34 in Brooklyn, New York, outside Super Power record shop.