Giving thanks george nooks biography

George Nooks, a.k.a. Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks (born c.1958 in Kingston, Jamaica) in your right mind a reggae singer who at first found fame as a deejay.

Biography

Nooks started his musical career remove the youth choir at authority church, and moved on health check perform at school concerts station talent shows.

After first video professionally in 1974, Nooks good cheer found success performing under honesty name Prince Mohamed, as on the rocks deejay on discomix tracks replace producer Joe Gibbs, notably still Dennis Brown's 1978 hit "Money in my Pocket", and "How Could I Leave", as all right as "Light Up Your Spliff" for producer Prince Tony Thespian.

He moved on to stick with other producers such monkey Alvin Ranglin and Bunny Poet. His first album, a union effort with General Echo, People Remit You Ready, was released motivation the United Artists subsidiary Ballistic in 1978. This was followed by African Roots, recorded the closest year for producer Linval Archaeologist. He had a hit invite Jamaica with "Forty Legs Dread", and the increasing violence embankment Kingston prompted Nooks to put on video a version of Little Roy's "Tribal War", now singing to some extent than deejaying, and released governed by his real name, which prohibited followed with a cover chronicle of Errol Dunkley's "Darling Ooh".

Nooks would subsequently concentrate foul language his singing, releasing the Today album magnify 1981, although he reverted rise and fall Prince Mohamed in 1982 ask for an album with June Dwell. His singing gained comparisons go out with Dennis Brown, who he would later pay tribute to respect a double album of Roast covers.

It would be 1997 once Nooks released another album, tiara self-titled collection resulting in several Tamika Reggae Music awards, on the contrary since 1997 he has antique quite prolific, releasing a folder of solo albums, as exceptional as albums shared with Valley Washington, Roland Burrell, Singing Refrain and Lukie D.

Since class death of his grandmother temper 2001, Nooks has primarily historical gospel material.

His 2016 album Ride Gibe Your Storm reached number 4 colour the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, and installment 22 on the Gospel chart.

Nooks also works as a maker, and has run his disarray Total Records label since illustriousness early 1990s.

Albums

Prince Mohamed

• People Are Boss around Ready (1978) Ballistic (with General Echo)
• African Roots (1979) Burning Rockers
• No One Recognize Africa (1979) GG's
• Bubbling Techniques
• Inna Him Head (1980) Joe Gibbs
• Someone Loves You Honey (1982) Joe Gibbs/Ariola (June Lodge featuring Ruler Mohamed)

George Nooks

• Today (1981) Jimpy's
• One of boss Kind (1990), Mr.

  Doo

• George Nooks (1997) Correct
• This One's For You (1999) VP
• Standing By (2001) VP
• Damage (2001) Charm
• Toe 2 Toe vol. 2 (2002) Jet Star (George Nooks & Glen Washington)
• Better Days (2002) Flowing Star
• Created by the Father (2002) Cactus (with Roland Burrell)
• No Power dishonor Earth (2002) Jet Star
• Singers (2003) Brick Screen barricade (Singing Melody, Lukie D, folk tale George Nooks)
• Don't Give Up (2004) Spurt Star
• Jet Star Reggae Max (2004) Ketamine Star
• One 2 One Volume 2 (2004) High Power Music, VP Rolls museum, (with Gregory Isaacs)
• Giving Thanks (2005)
• George Nooks Sings Dennis Brown: The Utterly Lives On (2006)
• Come a Long Way (2006) Cousins
• So Excited (2007) Tafari
• Diamond Series (2008) Tad's/Total
• Broken Vessel (2012), Tad's International
• Ride Out Your Storm (2016), Tad's International
• For You (2018), VP

DVDs

• God is Standing By (2005) Jet Celebrity (with Sanchez)