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Johnny Osbourne

Jamaican reggae singer

Kingston, Jamaica

Johnny Osbourne is credited on 425 releases across 200 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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425

Pressings credited

200

Albums

6

Decades active

190

In collections

Biography

Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. His album Truths and Rights was a roots reggae success, and featured "Jah Promise" and the album's title track, "Truths and Rights". He also enjoyed big hits with covers of U.S. soul tunes such as "Ready Or Not" and Earth, Wind and Fire's "Reasons". In addition, he has had many songs with the phrase 'Rub A Dub' in the title, the most acclaimed of these is to the "Rub A Dub Session". Osbourne is also the most in-demand vocalist for dubplates due to the amount of dancehall classics he has had. This has resulted in the nickname Dancehall Godfather. He is probably best known for his mid-1980s dancehall reggae hits "Buddy Bye" (based on King Jammy's Sleng Teng riddim), "Ice Cream Love" and "Water Pumping".

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Credited work

425 releases · 200 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 464
  • Other credits · 18
  • Production · 10

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

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