Keith Sterling
Keith Sterling (born Keith Sterling-McLeod, January 1952, Kingston, Jamaica)[1] is a piano and keyboard player.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Sterling-McLeod |
| Also known as | Keith Sterling |
| Born | January 1952 |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboard, synthesizer, piano, organ |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | The Upsetters, The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Word, Sound and Power, Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru, Bunny Lee, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Wailers Band |
Biography
Keith Sterling is a well-respected Jamaican session musician, having played in various session/backing bands including The Upsetters,[2] The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate,[3] The Boris Gardiner Happening,[2] Word, Sound and Power,[3] Lloyd Parks' We The People Band,[4] and Sly and Robbie's Taxi Gang. He is currently a member of The Wailers Band.[5]
His older brothers Lester and Roy are also musicians, Lester having played saxophone with The Skatalites and Roy trumpet with Lynn Taitt and the Jets.[1]
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References
- Larkin, Colin (2006) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th edn., OUP USA, ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4, p. 743
- Katz, David (2006) People Funny Boy, Omnibus, ISBN 978-1-84609-443-9, p. 194, 241–2
- Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 978-0-313-33158-9, p. 58, 320
- Boehm, Mike (1988) "Brown's Disarming Reggae: Gentle Voice for Have-Nots", Los Angeles Times, 5 October 1988, p. 8
- "The Wailers kick off this year’s Hot Summer Nights", Vail Daily, 15 June 2007, retrieved 2012-02-26
External links
- Listing of playing credits at Roots Archives
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