Rudy Mills
Rudy Mills | |
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 Mills performing live at Le Molotov, Marseille, France in May 2022. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rudolph Methaian Mills |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | Progressions |
Rudolph "Rudy" Methaian Mills is a reggae musician[1] known for his releases during the rock steady era in the 1960s. He was discovered by producer Derrick Harriott who released his hit song "A Long Story".[2] Versions of the song were later used by other artists including Bongo Herman & Bingy Bunny sampling it in an instrumental rendition.
Mills released singles with Island Records, and his music has been featured on over 20 compilations, including releases from Rhino Entertainment, Trojan Records, Jamaican Gold, Heartbeat, BMG and Universal Music TV.
Mills was in a band called Progressions.[3]
Mills' song "John Jones" was a hit among the skinhead subculture in England. It was released on Trojan Records / B & C Records label Big Shot and was one of their hits.[4] Mills song "A Place Called Happiness" was the B side.[5] "John Jones" was also released on the Tighten Up Volume 2 compilation LP.[6]
"John Jones" was used on the British comedy series Plebs and was released on its soundtrack.
In 2019, Mills released the single "Lonely".[7]
References
- ^ Yannick Maréchal (15 September 2015). CAMION BLANC: JAMAICA SESSION Tome 2. CAMION BLANC. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-2-35779-706-2.
- ^ David Katz (December 2012). Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae. Jawbone Press. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-1-908279-30-9.
- ^ Katz, David (7 December 2018). People Funny Boy. Payback Press. ISBN 9780862418540.
- ^ Koningh, Michael de; Cane-Honeysett, Laurence (19 July 2018). Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781787591042.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (7 December 2018). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557.
- ^ Gillett, Charlie; Frith, Simon (1 March 1996). The beat goes on: the Rock file reader. Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745310794.
- ^ "VETERAN SINGER RUDY MILLS OF "JOHN JONES/LONG STORY" FAME, RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE "LONELY!"". www.clintonlindsay.com. April 13, 2019.
External links
- Rudy Mills discography via 45cat
