Arthur "Duke" Reid

Duke Reid

Jamaican label owner, record producer and DJ. After a decade as a police officer, he resigned to help his wife operate the family business, The Treasure Isle Grocery and Liquor Storet in Kingston. He went on to run  one of the first sound systems, and establish his own record label (Treasure Isle, named after the liquor store) before dying in early 1975, Significant. File under: Ska, Rockstready and Reggae Entrepreneurs.

Discography:

In the music library: The Treasure Isle Story

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A Tribute To Producer Arthur "Duke" Reid

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