Freddie McGregor - To Be Poor Is A Crime

ABOUT Freddie McGregor:

Freddie McGregor (born 27 June 1956, Clarendon, Jamaica) has been variously a singer, musician and producer. According to Allmusic he is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with an incredibly steady career that started all the way back in the 1960s, when he was just seven years old.
In 1963 he joined with Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The Clarendonians, and began to record for the Studio One label. McGregor worked with producer Niney The Observer during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

In 1975, McGregor converted to Rastafari, which had a profound impact on his music.[1] He is a member of the Twelve Tribes organization.

His popularity soared in the early 1980s with the release of "Bobby Babylon". Other popular hits of McGregor's include "Big Ship", "Push Comes To Shove", "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" and "I Was Born A Winner"; as well as cover versions of many early reggae standards. He has also worked with producers Junjo Lawes, Linval Thompson, and Gussie Clarke. McGregor has also toured extensively for many years.

In 1984, he inaugurated his own Big Ship label, secured a licensing agreement with RAS Records in U.S. and released Come On Over in 1987.

After slowing his pace in the late 1990s, McGregor returned in 2000 with the acclaimed Signature, which restored his typical balance of roots reggae and lovers rock with touches of dancehall. He followed it two years later with a similarly well-received album, the Grammy nominated, Anything for You.

He established the Big Ship Recording Studio, and has produced many artists including Luciano and Mikey Spice.

One of McGregor's three sons, Stephen, is a dancehall record producer.

McGregor has spanned nearly every stylistic shift in Jamaican music, from ska and rocksteady to Rastafarian roots reggae to lovers rock (his particular specialty) to dabblings in dancehall, ragga, and dub

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[VICDELG]

@bigadda1969 thank to you again i a mexican and I,m not speak a very good english but I,m trying , in this world we need people like you all is abaout money but i think different and i belive in my god , merry christnas for you too and we keep trying to live well sorry for my english and peace for all people of this world

see you soon

[bigadda1969]

@VICDELG thanx for the words merry christmas happy healthy lucky new yr and to all man kind "find time to smile" and say hi peace

[tish952]

It's a crime indeed ,, big up man !!

[phatasstee]

big up freddie mi clarendonian friend

[can0mark]

Oh my god why would someone be so elitist? To be poor is a crime? I think not!

[bigadda1969]

MR MANKIND FIND TIME TO SPEND THE LOVE AND RESPECT EACH OTHER EARN RESPECT ITS TENFOLD OF ANY DOLLA BILLS  GOD BLESS HUMANITY XX

[michealmillerfirefac]

I lOve the singer

[empressdrean1984]

gud music.... coming from another legend....

[Dismasization]

Nice ones they do make me relaxed and strong

[mikalredds]

Great music jah bless freddie Mc gregor, love rastafari Jah bless selah.

[Livasmirk]

Is there something wrong wit havin nothin? keep what you like earn what you want. god provide me wit all luxuries free of charge.