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Stranger Cole (Wilburn Theodore Cole) was born on 26 June, 1945 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a Stranger Cole. Discover Stranger Cole's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Wilburn Theodore Cole
Occupation N/A
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 26 June 1945
Birthday 26 June
Birthplace Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaica

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1942

Stranger Cole, also known as StrangeJah Cole (born Wilburn Theodore Cole, 26 June 1942) is a Jamaican singer whose long recording career dates from the early days of ska in 1962 through to the present (2019).

Cole was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 26 July 1942 and nicknamed "Stranger" by his family, as they considered that he didn't resemble any member of his family.

Cole was initially successful as a songwriter, writing "In and out the Window", which was a hit for Eric "Monty" Morris.

1960

Further success followed with singles for Reid through to the mid-1960s, and he also worked with other producers at this time, including Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (a duet with Ken Boothe on "Worlds Fair"), and Prince Buster.

Further duets included recordings with Gladstone Anderson (on "Just Like a River") and Hortense Ellis, the tendency to record duets apparently due to his shyness when it came to singing alone.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s he recorded with several producers, including Bunny Lee, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Sonia Pottinger.

These included further material with Todd as "Stranger & Patsy."

1962

This success gave him the chance to make his recording debut in 1962, instantly finding success with singles such as "Rough and Tough" and "When You Call My Name" (a duet with Patsy Todd) for producer Arthur "Duke" Reid.

1971

In 1971 he emigrated to England, where he toured extensively, and moved on again to Canada in 1973, settling in Toronto.

1976

He worked as a machinist in the Tonka Toy factory in Toronto and later opened a record store the first Caribbean shop in Toronto's Kensington Market area His first album, "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine, was released in 1976, with a handful of further albums released over the next ten years, mostly on his own label.

2006

In 2006, Cole released his first album in twenty years, Morning Train, a collaboration with Jah Shaka.

2009

Cole is featured in the 2009 documentary Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, in which he and other stars of the rocksteady era reunited to record a new album of the same name, released in August 2009.

Cole's sons, Squiddly and Marcus, followed him into a music career: Squiddly working as a drummer for artists including Ziggy Marley and Mutabaruka; and Marcus Cole (AKA KxritoXisen) producing music for his father.