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Bobby Ellis

real name Leslie Wint

Kingston, Jamaica · 1932-07-02 – 2016-10-18

Bobby Ellis is credited on 2,076 releases across 650 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,076

Credits

650

Albums

7

Decades active

232

In collections

Biography

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Jamaican trumpeter.
Born: July 2, 1932, Kingston, Jamaica. Died: October 18, 2016, Kingston, Jamaica.
Ellis attended the famed in Kingston and worked with many reggae artists including: Derrick Harriott's The Crystalites, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, The Revolutionaries, Studio One and many others.

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Credited work

2,076 releases · 650 albums · active 1964–2026

  • Performance · 2,260
  • Other credits · 44
  • Production · 16
  • Engineering · 2

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

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