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Burning Spear

1945 - Today

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Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists to emerge from the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burning Spear is the 1,070th most popular singer (down from 858th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 19th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Burning Spear ranks 1,070 out of 4,381. Before him are Carlos Marín, Nicky Hopkins, Seid Memić Vajta, Betty Curtis, Elisabeth Söderström, and Alejandro Sanz. After him are Lisa Ono, Joan Osborne, Conchita Supervía, Jasraj, José Alfredo Jiménez, and Carmela Corren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Burning Spear ranks 348. Before him are Tammi Terrell, Ivan Lins, Norio Wakamoto, Diahnne Abbott, Steinar Amundsen, and Yu Zhengsheng. After him are Sadok Sassi, Naftali Temu, Leif G. W. Persson, Hugo Fernández, Ken Livingstone, and Donny Hathaway.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Burning Spear ranks 32 out of 189. Before him are Patrick Ewing (1962), Sean Paul (1973), Mary Seacole (1805), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Bunny Wailer (1947), and Desmond Dekker (1941). After him are Norman Manley (1893), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Carol (null), Prince Buster (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), and Martine Beswick (1941).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Burning Spear ranks 10. Before him are Liz Mitchell (1952), Millie Small (1947), Jacob Miller (1952), Cedella Booker (1926), Shaggy (1968), and Bunny Wailer (1947). After him are Carl Douglas (1942), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Errol Brown (1948), Yellowman (1956), Alton Ellis (1938), and Ini Kamoze (1957).

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