DWIGHT PINKNEY
“Brother
Dee”(Guitarist/Arranger/Producer)
DWIGHT PINKNEY and
his music have always had a
universal appeal, which has been stimulating the emotions of music lovers
worldwide for many years.
Pinkney's musical career spans over three
decades. He has played on some four Grammy Award winning Reggae albums and
recorded with many top Jamaican artists including Bob Marley, Dennis Brown,
John Holt, Bunny Wailer, Sly & Robbie, Gregory Issacs, Beres Hammond, Glen
Washington, Louise Bennett, Freddie McGregor, Roots Radics, Alton Ellis, Israel
Vibration, Delroy Wilson, Denroy Morgan, Luciano, Bob Andy, Itals, Marcia
Griffiths, I-Threes, Wailing Souls, Don Carlos, Skatalites, Pam Hall, and JC
Lodge, to name a few.
Pinkney
, born a Piscean in Manchester, Jamaica, moved to Kingston at an early age
where he grew up under the watchful eyes of his mother. He always had an innate love for music and,
as a teenager, taught himself to play the guitar. At age 18 he formed “The
Sharks,” who enjoyed
instant success when, soon after its formation, they landed a resident-band job
in the Bahamas, at the Lucayan Beach Hotel. Pinkney and “The Sharks” also took
time out to do recordings at the world famous Studio One in Kingston, backing
many Reggae greats including the legendary Bob Marley and the Wailers, Ken
Boothe, BB Seaton and the Gaylads, .
Each of these artists scored at least one, #1, record on the local charts and Pinkney was a part of their
success. The formation of the
internationally acclaimed band, “Zap-Pow” was another successful
move in the life of Dwight Pinkney.
Pinkney also led the popular “Roots Radics” band of the 80’s and
90’s. He fine-tuned his craft when he
attended the Jamaica School of Music where he studied with gifted tutors such
as Melba Liston, Peter Ashbourne and Marjorie Whylie.and Camille Lewis
Pinkney's
music has taken him to many renowned venues all over the world that included
New York's Madison Square Gardens , BBC’s 'Top Of The Pops', Las Vegas, Japan,
Australia, South Africa, Hawaii, Canada, South America, Central America, and
Europe. He has appeared in three
full-length movies: “Smile Orange;” “Land of Look Behind;” and “Holyland;”
which was filmed on location in Israel.
Dwight Pinkney's debut instrumental
album, Jamaican Memories by the Score,
won two prestigious awards -- Jamaica Federation of Musicians Union (JFMU)
Award and Reggae-Soca Music Award in Florida US. The album was also voted best
Reggae Instrumental Release, by UK Tower Records 'TOP' magazine. Pinkney's CD
"Jamaican Memories..." is also a feature in Air Jamaica’s In-flight
music program. The result of this
success has Pinkney doing numerous appearances on radio, television, and live
shows throughout Jamaica, USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and he has been
featured, nationwide, in the United States of America on BET’s “Jazz In the
Sun.”
Pinkney’s
new highly demanded follow-up CD, More Memories +
is now completed. An extensive
promotional campaign follows.