Stranger Cole
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Biography
[Edit]Stranger Cole was born Wilburn Theodore Cole in 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica, receiving the nickname "Stranger" because he resembled no one else in his family. Cole began his recording career with producer Duke Reid, scoring a hit with his 1962 debut, "Rough & Tough," a full-tilt ska number with a wild harmonica solo. His Louis Jordan revival song, "Run Joe," was a hit in 1965, and featured members of the Techniques on harmony vocals. Stranger frequently used duet partners, most notably Patsy Todd and Ken Boothe, and later in his career, Gladstone Anderson (their version of "Just Like a River" is one of Cole's finest songs), stemming from an apparent shyness in the studio, but Cole developed into a soulful vocalist, and his songs radiate a kid of joyful personality that is rare in most reggae. Cole left Reid as the ska era waned, becoming sort of a maverick, cutting sides with several Jamaican producers, including Sonia Pottinger, Lee "Scratch" Perry (including the wonderful single, "Run Up Your Mouth"), and Bunny "Striker" Lee, before relocating to England in 1971, where he toured extensively. Cole moved to Toronto, Canada, in 1973, where he released three albums on his own label, The First Ten Years of Stranger Cole (1978), Captive Land (1980), and The Patriot (1982). In 2003, Trojan Records released Bangarang: The Best of Stranger Cole 1962-1972, a long overdue retrospective of this fine Jamaican singer's career.
Title: Bangarang: The Best of Stranger Cole 1962-1972
Artist: Stranger Cole
Genre: Alternative Rock, Reggae, World Music, Latin, Ska
Title: Reggae Time / Last Flight To Reggae City - Single
Artist: Tommy McCook, Stranger Cole, Donald Lee
Genre: Reggae
Title: Hold You Jack / Bangarang - Single
Artist: Derrick Morgan, Stranger Cole, Lester Sterling
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bangarang / Forest Gate Rock - Single
Artist: Stranger Cole, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Harmer
Genre: Reggae
Title: You Took My Love - Single
Artist: Stranger Cole, The Webber Sisters, Patsy Millicent Todd
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bangarang / Bangarang Version - Single
Artist: Stranger Cole, Lester Sterling, Lloyd Harmer
Genre: Reggae
Collections
Title: Early Ska Classics
Title: Jamaican Dance Party
Genre: World Music
Title: Ska Party Music
Title: Trojan 35th Anniversary
Genre: Reggae
Title: 100 Reggae & Ska Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: Trojan Skinhead Reggae Collection
Genre: Reggae
Title: Essential Jamaican Mento and Ska
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Original Reggae Classics
Genre: Reggae
Title: This Is Dub - Rare Jamaican Ska & Reggae
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bunny 'Striker' Lee's Early Reggae Productions 1968-72
Genre: Reggae
Title: 101 Reggae Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: 24 Hour Ska People, Vol. 3
Title: Ska Summer Hits
Genre: World Music
Title: Essential Ska Legends
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Island Beats
Genre: World Music
Title: Tighten Up Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ska Down Jamaica - The Best of Ska
Genre: Reggae, Pop, Alternative
Title: Rocksteady - The Roots Of Reggae
Genre: Electronica, Reggae
Title: Skatalites And Friends - Hog In A Cocoa
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Ska
Title: Streets of Ska
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Jamaica Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Trojan Ska Collection
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rare Ska Favorites
Title: Ultimate Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Jackpot Presents 10 Inch Selection Vol.1
Genre: Reggae
Title: More Intensified - Original Ska 1963-67
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Steady!
Genre: World Music
Title: Intensified
Title: Ska Masters
Title: Classic Hits from Treasure Isle
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Goodies, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Skatalites and Friends
Genre: Reggae
Title: Treasure Isle Collection
Genre: Reggae, Alternative
Title: Authentic Jamaica Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Essential Reggae Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Summer Collection
Genre: Reggae
Title: 101 Reggae Classics
Genre: Reggae
Title: Before Reggae, Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae, Alternative
Title: Singers DJ's & Dub Clash, Pt. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: '60s Ska Explosion
Genre: Reggae
Title: Jackpot Presents Bunny Striker Lee Story
Genre: Reggae
Title: Foundation Singers - Revival Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Authentic Reggae Vol 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Authentic Reggae Vol 4 Platinum Edition
Genre: Reggae
Title: Wackies Sampler, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ultimate Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Super Reggae Party
Genre: World Music
Title: Trojan Rude Boy Collection
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Bunny Striker Lee Story
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rock Steady! CD1
Genre: World Music
Title: Smokin' Reggae Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Unearthed Gold of Rocksteady, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bravo: Power of the Triune
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Vol. 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bunny Lee's Agro Sounds 101 Orange Street
Genre: Reggae
Title: Memories Of Reggae Vol 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: World Classics: Rock Them Snagga
Genre: World Music
Title: Jackpot Presents Foundation Singers
Genre: Reggae
Title: Memories Of Reggae Vol 1 Platinum Edition
Genre: Reggae, Alternative
Title: Jackpot Presents Authentic Reggae Vol.2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Pure Gold: Foundation Singers
Genre: Reggae
Title: Authentic Reggae Vol 2
Genre: Reggae
Featuring albums
Title: I Am the Gorgon (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Artist: Bunny Lee
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dub, World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Everything I Own - The Definitive Collection (Selected Works)
Artist: Ken Boothe
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, World Music, Ska
Title: Everything I Own: The Definitive Collection
Artist: Ken Boothe
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, World Music, Ska
Title: Bunny 'Striker' Lee's Full Up: Early Reggae Productions 1968-72
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Independent Jamaica: Songs of Freedom from the Treasure Isle
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae
Title: Everything I Own - The Definitive Collection
Artist: Ken Boothe
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, World Music, Ska
Title: Lee Perry & The Upsetters: The Trojan Albums Collection (1971-1973)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae
Title: Lee Perry & The Upsetters (CD1)
Artist: Lee Perry & The Upsetters
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Funk
Title: Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Ska Years
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Ska
