| 词条 | Frankie Paul |
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| name = Frankie Paul | background = solo_singer | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Paul Blake | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1965|10|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|18|1965|10|19|df=y}} | death_place = Kingston, Jamaica | genre = Reggae, dancehall, lovers rock | occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 1980–2017 | label = VP, Jammy's, RAS | associated_acts = | website = }} Paul Blake (19 October 1965[1] – 18 May 2017), better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'. BiographyBorn in Jamaica in 1965,[2] Blake was born blind but as a child had his sight partially restored by an operation on a hospital ship.[3][4] He sang for, and impressed Stevie Wonder when Wonder visited the school that Blake attended, prompting him to pursue a singing career.[3] Adopting the stage name Frankie Paul, he first found fame in the early 1980s, and he recorded prolifically throughout the decade.[3] He recorded for virtually every producer/studio in Jamaica at some time, and was known to release several albums a year. Notable works of Frankie Paul include the popular "Sara" and "Worries in the Dance".[5] Paul resided in The Gambia from 1994.[5] In January 2016 he underwent surgery to amputate a foot and part of his leg.[6] Frankie Paul died on 18 May 2017[7] at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.[8] Citation"Frankie Paul has a voice that improves with each release and, although initially compared with Dennis Brown, he has evolved a strange nasal, throaty style that makes him sound much older. It's the sheer exuberance of his best performances that give away his youthfulness, and his two London appearances have been joyous occasions." - NME (4 May 1985)[9] DiscographyAlbums
References1. ^The Reggae & African Beat, Volumes 6-7, 1987, Bongo Productions, p. 18 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Frankie}}2. ^{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-paul-mn0000169526/biography |title=Frankie Paul | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2013-09-15}} 3. ^1 2 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 219-220 4. ^Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 233 5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Singer Frankie Paul takes stand|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Singer-Frankie-Paul-takes-stand_16285404|work=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=18 March 2014|date=17 March 2014}} 6. ^Bonitto, Brian (2016) "Frankie Paul on the mend", Jamaica Observer, 21 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016 7. ^{{cite news |title=Frankie Paul obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/24/frankie-paul-obituary |accessdate=24 May 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=24 May 2017}} 8. ^Henry, Balford (2017) "Reggae singer Frankie Paul is dead", Jamaica Observer, 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017 9. ^ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090937/http://www.greensleeves.net/bio/biogfrankie.html |date=22 February 2007 }} 10. ^ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090937/http://www.greensleeves.net/bio/biogfrankie.html |date=22 February 2007 }} 11. ^{{cite web|author=David Jeffries |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/most-wanted-mw0002129790 |title=Most Wanted - Frankie Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2011-06-07 |accessdate=2013-09-15}} 6 : 1965 births|2017 deaths|Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica|Jamaican male singers|Jamaican reggae singers|Blind musicians |
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