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HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:20 pm
by Roddy
This bands sound is one of my favorites although theysound close to the roots radics. Does anybody have a history of band its members and stuff coz u kind find that stuff anywhere else
oh and if anyone is selling Winston Hussey(the girl I adore) let me know
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:41 pm
by aabey
i've got the same question!
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:05 pm
by Ites
http://www.reggae-vibes.com/ check the chinna smith interview on "articles"
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:52 pm
by nsasguest
I looked under articles but couldn't find it.
BTW, for me it's the other way around, omce the High Times take the Radics place I start waiting for Sleng Teng to finally come...
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:13 pm
by Ites
nsasguest, its under 'veteran interviews' at 'articles' from what i remember
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:41 am
by Jah Wise
The High Times players are basically whoever Earl "Chinna" Smith or the HIGH Priest of reggae guitar played with at the time. Most likely man such Mickey "Boo" Richard on drums and Lloyd Parks on Bass. The late Frazal Prendergast, Chris Meredith, skully...They were a few thats for sure... like most of the reggae band on that time. All the high times productions have Chinna's touch on it. Jah bless
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:48 am
by kalcidis
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:55 am
by arize_rootsman
winston hussey's the girl i adore is off the hook, killer roots sound from the roots radics. u can compare his voice to gregory issacs
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:12 pm
by Roddy
Thanks for all the info, I did get the Winston Hussey Lp back in Aug 2006. As far as high times are concerned the general feeling i got was a compilation of insrumentalist's came together playing different rhythms
Re: HIGH TIMES BAND/PLAYERS
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:55 am
by Don
The High times players main core were Chinna on guitar,Santa davis on drums,Chris Stanley on bass,Keith Sterling on Piano.This band played on a lot of the pre computer rhythms for Jammys between 83 and 84 just before sleng teng changed reggae forever.
High Times sometimes sounded similar to Roots Radics because most rhythms were recorded at channel one and mixed at King Tubbys by Scientist and who ever recorded that way got the same sound.Check out Jammin by Al Campbel which was played by Sly and Robbie but has that same sound.Chinna also played with Sly and Robbie And Santa played with Roots Radics before style scott and all the tracks feature the same out of tune piano which gave the music a character you will find throughout all Channel One recordings.