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Lord Tanamo (Joseph Abraham Gordon) was born on 2 October, 1934, is a Joseph Abraham Gordon better known as Lord Tanamo. Discover Lord Tanamo'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 81 years old?

Popular As Joseph Abraham Gordon
Occupation Singer, percussionist
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 2 October, 1934
Birthday 2 October
Birthplace N/A
Date of death 15 April, 2016
Died Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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1934

Joseph Abraham Gordon (2 October 1934 – 15 April 2016), better known as Lord Tanamo, was a Jamaican-Canadian singer and songwriter best known for his mento and ska work.

1940

Born in Kingston and raised in Denham Town in the West of the city, Gordon was influenced by Lord Kitchener, who lived in Jamaica in the 1940s.

His interest in music began at an early age when he heard a rumba box being played by local musician Cecil Lawes.

1950

He went on to perform locally as a teenager, singing calypsos accompanied by Lawes, and began performing in hotels in the early 1950s.

He first recorded for Kingston businessman and sound system operator Stanley Motta, and later recorded with a backing band that included Theophilus Beckford and Ernest Ranglin.

1960

His early hits included "Blues Have Got Me Down" (1960) for producer Emil Shallit.

He switched to ska in the early 1960s, and was a founding member of the Skatalites, singing with the band on tracks such as "Come Down" and "I'm in the Mood For Ska".

He recorded for Clement Dodd, Duke Reid, and Lindon Pottinger in the 1960s, and had hits with adapted folk songs such as "Iron Bar" and "Matty Rag", and had further hits with songs such as "Ol' Fowl".

1965

In 1965 he won the Festival Song Contest with "Come Down".

1970

In 1970, he recorded a reggae cover of Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia", which was a number one hit in Jamaica for seven weeks.

He was based in Canada from the mid-1970s, where he married a local woman and opened the Record Nook shop, selling Jamaican-produced records, although he returned to Jamaica to record.

1979

During one of these trips back he recorded the 1979 album Calypso Reggae, for Bunny Lee.

1990

In 1990, his ska cover of "I'm in the Mood for Love" gave him his only UK hit, reaching no. 58 in the UK Singles Chart after being featured in a television advert for Paxo in 1989.

2002

In 2002, Tanamo performed as part of the 'Legends of Ska' concerts in Toronto, the performances recorded and released as a film in 2014.

2003

Tanamo continued to perform with the Skatalites into the 21st century, including a set at the 2003 Glastonbury Festival.

2008

In January 2008 it was stated in a Jamaican newspaper that Tanamo was in a nursing home in Canada after suffering a stroke that had left him unable to speak.

2016

He died in Toronto on 15 April 2016.