Freddie McGregor Live in Concert!

WorldBeat Center presents Reggae Legend, Freddie McGregor, live in concert!

Freddie McGregor is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with an incredibly steady career that started all the way back in the '60s, when he was just seven years old. McGregor was born in Clarendon, Jamaica on June 27, 1956. At age seven, he started singing backup for a local ska harmony duo called the Clarendonians (naturally, with the nickname of Little Freddie McGregor). In 1975, McGregor converted to Rastafarianism, which had a profound impact on his music. In 1981, McGregor scored a huge hit single with "Big Ship," which catapulted him to the front rank of reggae stars in the immediate post-Marley era, along with Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs.

Reggae music legends and worldwide ambassadors of the music were born in the house of Studio One, also known as the Motown of Music. McGregor, along with other true reggae music pioneers, collaborated on the Studio One project, such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, Dennis Brown, Toots & The Maytals, Burning Spear, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Marcia Griffiths. McGregor wrote some of his own material, and grew into an accomplished producer as well. His heyday was the early '80s, when he released several high-quality albums and reached the peak of his popularity in Jamaica and England. However, he remained a strong presence on the reggae scene well into the new millennium.

The WorldBeat Center continues bringing reggae l McGregor has spanned nearly every stylistic shift in Jamaican music, from ska and rocksteady to Rastafarian roots reggae to lovers rock. After slowing his pace in the late '90s, McGregor returned in 2000 with the acclaimed Signature, which restored his typical balance of roots reggae and lovers rock.