Blog: Chewing Pine

Johnny Osbourne , like many of his countrymen, emigrated to Toronto during the '70s. Osbourne's relocation came after a short stint as lead singer of The Wildcats in 1967 and upon his arrival in Toronto, the singer fell in with other transplanted Jamaican musicians that coalesced around Thunder Sound Studio. During his time in there, Osbourne released a number of singles as well as recording an album with Ishan People . Moving back to Jamaica in '79, Osbourne began recording for Coxsonne Dodd what would become Truths and [...]