Freddie McGregor — Big Ship
Introduction:
Fredrick McGregor (born 27 June 1956, Clarendon, Jamaica) is one of the most durable, soulful and beloved singers in the history of Jamaican music — an artist whose career has spanned an astonishing six decades, from his debut at Studio One as a seven-year-old child to his Grammy-nominated albums as an elder statesman of roots reggae. AllMusic calls him "seminal" and "one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers." Founder of Big Ship Records, mentor to generations of Jamaican artists, session drummer, producer and hitmaker — Freddie McGregor has worn every hat in Jamaican music with grace, consistency and distinction.
Little Freddie at Studio One:
Freddie McGregor was seven years old when he first walked into Coxsone Dodd's legendary Studio One in 1963, joining Ernest Wilson and Peter Austin to form The Clarendonians — one of Jamaica's beloved early vocal groups. He was known as "Little Freddie" and even at that age his gifts were unmistakable. When The Clarendonians split in the mid-1960s, he stayed at Studio One, spending much of the 1970s as a session drummer, backup singer and developing artist — singing lead for groups like Generation Gap and Soul Syndicate, and writing original material including early songs like "Go Away Pretty Woman" and "Tomorrow Is Like Today". His conversion to Rastafarianism in 1975 had a profound effect on his music, and his classics "Rastaman Camp" and "I Am a Rasta" announced his new direction with conviction.
Freddie Mcgregor - The Best Of Track Listing:
01 Chinchilla Choons - Intro (Half-Pint).mp3
02 Push Come to Shove -Freddie McGregor.mp3
03 Let Him Try - Freddy McGregor.mp3
04 Freddy Mcgregor - Just don't want to be lonely.mp3
05 Freddy McGregor - Seek And You Will Find.mp3
06 Don't Hurt My Feelings - Freddie McGregor.mp3
07 Joy In The Morning - Freddie McGregor.mp3
08 Undying Love - Freddy McGregor.mp3
09 Stop Loving You - Freddie McGregor.mp3
10 Sitting In The Park - Freddie McGregor.mp3
11 Big Ship - Freddie McGregor.mp3
12 I Was Born A Winner - Freddy McGregor.mp3
13 Freddie McGregor - Poor Is A Crime.mp3
14 Freddie McGregor - Come Now Sister 12' extended mix.mp3
15 Wine of Violence - Freddie McGregor.mp3
16 Key To The City - Freddie McGregor.mp3
17 Come On Little Girl - Freddy McGregor.mp3
18 I See It In You - Freddie Mcgregor.mp3
19 Handle - Freddy McGregor.mp3
20 And So I Will Wait For You - Freddie Mcgregor.mp3
21 Chinchilla Choons - Skit (Konshens).mp3
22 Fever Medley - Freddie McGregor.mp3
23 Love For One Another - Freddie McGregor.mp3
24 Undying Love - Freddy McGregor.mp3
25 Should I - Freddie McGregor.mp3
26 Loving Pauper - Freddie McGregor.mp3
27 Carry Go Bring Come - Freddie Mcgregor.mp3
28 Rainbow Country - Freddie McGregor.mp3
29 Lost That Loving Feeling - Freddie McGregor.mp3
30 If Your Heart Is Willing - Freddie McGregor.mp3
31 Across the Border - Freddie McGregor.mp3
32 Prophecy - Freddy McGregor.mp3
33 Bobby Bobylon - Freddie McGregor.mp3
34 Africa - Freddy McGregor.mp3
35 Curly Locks - Freddy McGregor.mp3
36 Mr Fix It - Freddy McGregor.mp3
37 Chinchilla Choons Intro - (George Nooks) - The Best Of.mp3
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Bobby Babylon & Big Ship:
His 1980 Studio One album Bobby Babylon was a smash hit in Jamaica — a mixture of new material and reworkings of older singles that revitalised both McGregor's career and Coxsone Dodd's production fortunes. The following year's single "Big Ship" — one of reggae's most enduring anthems — catapulted him to the front rank of reggae stars in the immediate post-Marley era alongside Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs. His UK hit "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" entered the British Top 10. In 1983 he founded Big Ship Records, which became a launching pad for artists including Papa San, Lieutenant Stitchie and Luciano. He also produced Judy Mowatt's celebrated solo debut Black Woman.
His album Anything for You earned a Grammy nomination. In 2022 he suffered a stroke, but by March 2025 had made a remarkable recovery — regaining the ability to walk unaided and returning to live performance. His son Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor is one of Jamaica's most celebrated dancehall producers, and son Chino is a recording artist in his own right — the McGregor dynasty continues.
Key Albums:
- Bobby Babylon (1980) — Studio One classic
- Big Ship (1982)
- Mr. McGregor (1979, Niney the Observer)
- Signature (2000)
- Anything for You (2002) — Grammy nominated
- Comin' in Tough (2005)
- Di Captain (2013)
- True to My Roots (2016)
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