Gladstone Anderson
Gladstone Anderson , also known by his nickname Gladdy, was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the islands musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session musician, a solo artist, and as leader of Gladdys All Stars, featuring bassist Jackie Jackson, drummer Winston Grennan, guitarist Hux Brown, and keyboardist Winston Wright. As Harry J All Stars the band had a massive hit in Jamaica and United Kingdom with the instrumental song The Liquidator 1969 .
Gladstone Anderson was born in 1934 in Jones Town, and was taught piano at home by his uncle, the keyboardist and bandleader Aubrey Adams. He became a prominent studio pianist in the late 1950s, when he began working for Duke Reid. He worked at Reids Treasure Isle studio, generally replacing Jackie Mittoo when The Skatalites recorded there, also working for Clement Coxsone Dodd and Leslie Kong, and was a member of Lynn Taitts group The Jets, playing on many of the key ska and rocksteady recordings, and helping to define the ska sound and the rocksteady beat. He was even credited with coming up with the name rock steady, when he used the term to describe Hopeton Lewiss Take it Easy, when the recording was played back. He also played on key early rocksteady recordings including Roy Shirleys Hold Them, and major hits of the genre including Alton Elliss Girl Ive Got a Date. He went on to work with producer Harry Mudie, leading Gladdys All Stars, who were also known by different names when
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