Ruddy Thomas

Jamaican singer Ruddy "Jah" Thomas (born July 12, 1951 in Kingston, JA; died June 10, 2006 while performing on stage in Port Antonio, JA) started recording at [l=Studio One] in the early 1970s, moved later to [l=Treasure Isle] and from 1975 on he was part of Joe Gibbs' studio band [a=The Professionals (9)] where he worked as a percussionist. In the 1980s he was a quite busy recording engineer (especially at Dynamic Sounds) as well as singer on solos (on the British [l=Hawkeye] label) and duets (with female reggae singers such as [a=Susan Cadogan]).