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.
For
more information go to: http://dwightpinkney.tripod.com/
Copyright
© 2008 Dwight Pinkney
All Rights
Reserved.
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