Tuesday, April 7, 2009

"Red Red Wine"- Neil Diamond

Title of Disc- Red Red Wine/ Red Rubber Ball
Record Company- Metronome
Catalog Number- J775
Date of Publication- 1968

Neil Diamond is a famous American songwriter that tried to create his own reggae sound. His song "Red Red Wine" features a heavy bass line and guitar style that is notorious for being a reggae sound. His song has been covered several times by numerous reggae acts (most famously the UB-40 cover version) and shows how reggae is not just a style of Jamaican music anymore; that American artists can create a reggae sound as well. 


Sources: A brief summary of Jamaican music: http://www.scaruffi.com/history/reggae.html

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