Derrick Harriott
Derrick Harriott
Latest Release
- Reggae Chart Busters 70s Style
- May 2025
- • 11 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Walk the Streets (You Might as Well Forget Him) | ||
| 2 | The Loser | ||
| 3 | Let Me Down Easy | ||
| 4 | Do The Jerk | ||
| 5 | Have You Seen Her |
Albums
Mar 2024 • 10 songs
Dec 2019 • 10 songs
Mar 2015 • 2 songs
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Biography
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae singer/producer Derrick Harriott began as a member of the Jiving Juniors (from 1958 through 1962) before embarking on his own solo career, in addition to producing other artists, including the Ethiopians, Keith, and Tex. Harriott tended to rework old R&B love songs as reggae tunes, but his best-known song, "The Loser," was an original composition. In 1971, Swing Magazine named Harriott Top Producer of 1970, as he was also one of the first to utilize the now renowned King Tubby's recording studio. The '70s saw the release of such solo albums as...