Ken Boothe

Ken Boothe

Ken Boothe's (born 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) is known as "Mr Rocksteady" for his prominence during the musical period 1966-1974 and was a major idol for the to-be members of UB40. Boothe started by recording a version of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String" in 1967. Later the same year, Boothe and Alton Ellis had a successful U.K. tour with the group The Soul Vendors. Under new direction from record producer Lloyd Chalmers, the song "Everything I Own" surprisingly was Number One in the UK in 1974. Read more on Last.fm

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30th Anniversary Special Everything I Own
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23/01/1975 Crying Over You
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09/01/1975 Crying Over You
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Christmas 1974 - Part 1 Everything I Own
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12/12/1974 Crying Over You
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07/11/1974 Everything I Own
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31/10/1974 Everything I Own
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24/10/1974 Everything I Own
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17/10/1974 Everything I Own
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11/10/1974 Everything I Own
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