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Owen Gray

Jamaican reggae/ska/rocksteady musician

From: Kingston, Jamaica
Active: 1939–2025
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 13

r&b
reggae
rocksteady
ska

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Owen Gray (5 July 1939 – 20 July 2025), also known as Owen Grey, was a Jamaican musician. His work spans the R&B, ska, rocksteady, and reggae eras of Jamaican music, and he has been credited as Jamaica's first home-grown singing star.

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Member of

The Duke Reid Group
Owen & Millie eponymous
Owen Gray with the Jets eponymous

Discography

Albums 3

Forward on the Scene 1975
Fire And Bullets 1977
True Vibration 1998

Singles 7

When I Need You 1977
Commercial Locks / Cry Me a River of Tears 1975
Guava Jelly / Please Don't Let Me Go 1973 Apple Music
Hail The Man 1972
Collins Greetings / Rock It Down 1967
Shook, Shimmy and Shake 1965
Rawhide / Girl I Want You 1965

Compilations 2

Singles 1969-72 2020
The Singles Collection 1960-1962 (Classic Jamaican Collection) 2014

Other 1

Shook, Shimmy & Shake - The Anthology 2004

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Owen Grey

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MusicBrainz: ee11baba-0b24-428b-9fec-396662f40db9
ISNI: 0000000035887976
IPI: 00050359693

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.

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