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When you first heard of King Tubby and before you saw a picture of him, did anyone else here imagine him as a big fat guy with dreadlocks?

I did.

No. Not that I can remember.
Very few of the producers and engineers were dreads.
Though he was slimmer than I expected.
But the 'Tubby' part has nothing to do with his girth or lack of it.

He has got a good set of Manboobs in that video !!

Yeah, the 'Tubby' nickname came from his mum's (grandma's?) maiden name, didn't it? I read that somewhere the other day.

I also used to think that Fatboy Slim was actually the 'tubby' guy on the front of his 'You've Come a Long Way, Baby' album...

that made me chuckle bing..

Ive read (sorry, i forget where) that the Tubby part came from his repairing radios and other electronics and the tubes in them.

Klaus5 wrote:Ive read (sorry, i forget where) that the Tubby part came from his repairing radios and other electronics and the tubes in them.

So, he could've been forever known as 'King Tubey'?

haha yes. Well I just read in another thread on here that his mothers maiden name was Tubman. So i think that theory is sounding more credible than the tube thing i said earlier. Though it could be a combination..

In Jamaica small children that are a bit fat are often called Tubby (for Chubby),the nickname stuck

JUMBO wrote:In Jamaica small children that are a bit fat are often called Tubby (for Chubby),the nickname stuck

Heh, I had wondered where Junior Byles' 'Chubby' nickname came from. He looks really thin in all the photos I've ever seen of him...