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"Deadly" Headley Bennett

real name Headley George Bennett

Kingston, Jamaica

"Deadly" Headley Bennett is credited on 1,250 releases across 440 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,250

Credits

440

Albums

7

Decades active

201

In collections

Biography

"Deadley" Headley Bennett, OD (born May 29,1931, Kingston, Jamaica – died August 21, 2016) was a Jamaican saxophonist who performed on hundreds of recordings since the 1950s. He performed with many bands, such as Lynn Taitt Band,, The Mighty Vikings, The Revolutionaries, Creation Rebel and The Sheiks. He was an active session musician recording for numerous artists including Bob Marley, The Abyssinians, Alton Ellis and Prince Far I. Bennett attended the famed in Kingston.

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Credited work

1,250 releases · 440 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 1,297
  • Other credits · 59
  • Production · 2

Studios: Channel One Recording Studio · Harry J's Recording Studio · King Tubby's Studio · Dynamic Sounds Studios

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