POPULAR Stroud artist Cyril Corio, who painted the countryside in and around the Five Valleys for over 50 years, has died aged 97. Cyril’s wife Pat, who was a talented embroiderer in her own right, passed away just five days after her husband, aged 90. As well as sharing a love of the arts, the couple did much to nurture a love of creativity in those around them. It was Pat who bought Cyril a set of oil paints as a first wedding anniversary gift in 1953, which led to a life long love of painting in her husband. At the time they were based in London, where Cyril was an engineering inspector and Pat was a legal secretary.
Today in Music History - Feb. 6
The Canadian Press 2021-02-06
Today in Music History for Feb. 6:
In 1945, Bob Marley, the first superstar of reggae music, was born in Rhoden Hall, Jamaica. In 1963, Marley formed a vocal quintet, The Wailers, who achieved some success, but little financial reward, in their native country, before disbanding in 1966. The Wailers reunited in 1968, but for several years seemed no closer than before to establishing steady careers. Then, in 1972, Chris Blackwell signed them to Island Records and advanced them the money to record an album in Jamaica. The result was Catch a Fire, the first album by Bob Marley and the Wailers ” to be marketed outside Jamaica. It was the start of their climb to international fame, aided by Eric Clapton s hit single of Marley s I Shot the Sheriff. Over the next several years, Marley and the Wailers were largely responsible for the worldwide popularity of reggae music. Marley became a superstar in Jamaica, w
Go Well Dennis My Brother, Mentor
January 7, 2021
To me, Dennis Wilson was a brother, a mentor and one of those individuals who inspired me to be one of the finest reggae producer/presenters I am today.
He linked me up with a good number of Jamaican stars, the likes of Leroy Sibbles, Young Garvey, Shaggy, Jamaican Reggae DJ Mandingo, Freddy Melody, Big Youth, among others. He also came up with a number of jingles for my reggae programmes on ZBC’s Classic263.
He was the first person to let me know about the death of reggae legendary Bunny “Striker” Lee a man who produced artists like Delroy Wilson, Cornell Campbell, King Tabby, Tapper Zukie and Johnny Clarke.