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Steely

also recorded as Wycliffe Johnson

Steely is credited on 1,172 releases across 398 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,172

Credits

398

Albums

6

Decades active

187

In collections

Biography

Legendary dancehall reggae musician, producer.
Born 1962 in Kingston (Trenchtown section), Jamaica, died Sept. 1, 2009, in East Patchogue, NY.
He came to prominence as the keyboard player of the Roots Radics. Half of Steely & Clevie, pioneers of the use of drum machines and synthesizers in reggae music. He was also credited for piano, organ, keyboards, bass, vocals, songwriting and sound engineer.

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Credited work

1,172 releases · 398 albums · active 1979–2025

  • Performance · 1,251
  • Other credits · 128
  • Engineering · 65
  • Production · 12

Studios: Channel One Recording Studio · Tuff Gong Recording Studio · King Tubby's Studio · Music Works Recording Studio

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