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Max Romeo

real name Maxwell Livingston Smith

Jamaica · 1947-11-22 – 2025-04-11

Max Romeo is credited on 588 releases across 223 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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588

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223

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Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter & producer.
Born: November 22, 1944 in St. D'Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica
Passed away: April 11, 2025
Founded a vocal trio around 1967, The Emotions then, after that, became part of The Hippy Boys and going solo for the rest fo his long career.
He ran, & labels
Had a UK hit in 1969 with 'Wet Dream' and worked extensively with producers Bunny Lee in the late '60s, Winston 'Niney' Holness early '70s and Lee Perry mid '70s. Also recorded for Bullwackie in the 1980s when he live in New York. His song ‘Chase The Devil’ was sampled and used by many artists including The Prodigy, Jay-Z and Tal.
He passed away of heart complications in a hospital in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica at the age of 80 on 11 April 2025.

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