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Jackie Mittoo Jackie (*1948 in Brown's Town) was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He began learning to play the piano when he was three under the tutelage of his grandmother.   In the 1960s, he was a member of The Skatalites, The Sheiks, The Soul Brothers, The Soul Vendors and Sound Dimension. Jackie's compositions in this period included "Darker Shade of Black", "Feel Like Jumping", and "Baby Why". He played with Lloyd "Matador" Daley in 1968 and 1969. In the mid-1970s, he emigrated to Toronto, ON/Canada. There he recorded three albums, Wishbone (Summus), Reggae Magic (CTL) and Let's Put It All Together (CTL). He also set up the Stine-Jac record label, as well as running a record store.   Jackie performed in local Toronto lounges throughout the 1970s. He assisted Toronto-area reggae musicians, including Earth, Roots and Water, Esso Jaxxon (R. Zee Jackson), Carl Harvey, Lord Tanamo, Boyo Hammond, Carl Otway, The Sattalites, Jackie James and Jason Wilson. Jackie continued to record for Jamaican producers in the 1970s, mostly Bunny Lee.   In the 1980s, he often worked with Sugar Minott. In 1985, he travelled to Ghana with British band Musical Youth. In 1989, he briefly rejoined The Skatalites, but left when his health started to deteriorate. In 1989 and 1990, he recorded Wild Jockey for Lloyd Barnes' Wackies label.   Jackie entered a hospital on 12 December 1990 and died of cancer four days after.   from Wikipedia

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