Mikey Chung
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Michael Chung (1950 – 28 December 2021) also known as Mao Chung, was a Jamaican musician who played keyboards, guitar and percussion instruments. He was also an arranger and record producer of Jamaican music, and worked with a wide array of musicians, notably Lee Perry and Sly and Robbie.
Life and career
Chung was born in Christiana, Jamaica, in 1950.[1] He was of Chinese Jamaican descent, and grew up on Tewari Crescent in Kingston, Jamaica. He later moved with his family to the Vineyard Town area of the city, attending St. George's College.[2] He began his career in music as the guitarist for the Mighty Mystics, The Virtues (1967–69), Generation Gap, and the Federal Studios house band the Now Generation Band,[3] before playing with artists such as Jacob Miller and Inner Circle in the 1970s.[4] As a member of Word, Sound and Power from 1978, along with Sly & Robbie, he backed Peter Tosh on Mystic Man, Wanted Dread and Alive, and Bush Doctor, playing guitar and synthesizer.[4][5] He played for Lee Perry's band The Upsetters (?-1975?-?), and the Compass Point All Stars (Island Records).[2] He often accompanied Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on their recordings and played guitar for Black Uhuru on their albums Anthem, Red and Chill Out.[4]
He worked with many Jamaican and international artists, including Maxi Priest, Grace Jones, the Rolling Stones, Serge Gainsbourg, Bette Midler, Big Mountain, Art Ensemble of Chicago, James Brown, Garnett Silk, Joe Cocker and Sinéad O'Connor.[2][6]
Chung was the brother of keyboardist/producer Geoffrey Chung,[4] and had one daughter, Katharine. He died from myeloma in Kingston, Jamaica on 28 December 2021, at the age of 71.[7]
Collaborations
With Grace Jones
- Warm Leatherette (Island Records, 1980)
- Nightclubbing (Island Records, 1981)
- Living My Life (Island Records, 1982)
- Hurricane (PIAS Recordings, 2008)
With Peter Tosh
- Equal Rights (EMI, 1977)
- Bush Doctor (EMI, 1978)
- Mystic Man (EMI, 1979)
- Wanted Dread & Alive (Capitol Records, 1981)
- Mama Africa (EMI, 1983)
With Joe Cocker
- Sheffield Steel (Island Records, 1982)
With Sinéad O'Connor
- Throw Down Your Arms (Chocolate and Vanilla, 2005)
With Island Head
- Punky Reggae Party (Island Head, 2012)
References
External links
- Mikey's MySpace page
- Discography
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE discography at Discogs
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- ↑ a b c Campbell, Howard (2014) "The Chung connection", Jamaica Observer, 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014
- ↑ "In tune: classic Jamaican bands Template:Webarchive", Jamaica Gleaner, 29 July 2008, retrieved 4 May 2010
- ↑ a b c d Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, Template:ISBN, p. 59-60
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, Template:ISBN, p. 58-9
- ↑ "Sinead O'Connor touched by reggae, Rasta faith", Herald-Tribune, 11 August 2005, retrieved 4 May 2010
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- 1950 births
- 2021 deaths
- Jamaican male musicians
- Jamaican reggae musicians
- Jamaican record producers
- Jamaican session musicians
- Jamaican people of Chinese descent
- Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica
- Deaths from cancer in Jamaica
- Deaths from multiple myeloma
- People educated at St. George's College, Jamaica
- Black Uhuru members