Joseph Hill
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- Born
- 1949 · Linstead.
- Died
- 2006 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Occupation
- songwriter · singer · guitarist · composer
- Fields
- roots reggae
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Joseph Hill (22 January 1949 – 19 August 2006) is described as a composer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Joseph Hill was born on 22 January 1949 in Lindstead, Jamaica and died on 19 August 2006 in Berlin.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Joseph Hill of Culture at Jamaican Reggae Festival in Kandel 2006. Rest in Peace!
Ralph Klein from Gießen, Deutschland · Joseph Hill
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- 1.Francis, Petrina (2006) "Reggae icon, Joseph Hill, dies ", Jamaica Gleaner, 20 August 2006, retrieved 15 September 2012
- 2.Kenner, Rob (2004) "Boomshots", Vibe, January 2004, p. 124, retrieved 15 September 2012
- 3."Obituary: Joseph Hill", Liverpool Daily Post, 22 August 2006
- 4.Smith, Germaine (2005) "Joseph Hill honoured at Hilton Kingston ", Jamaica Gleaner, 22 April 2005, retrieved 15 September 2012
- 5.Campbell, Howard (2006) "Hill the keeper of Zion's Gate ", Jamaica Gleaner, 21 August 2006, retrieved 15 September 2012
- 6."Joseph Hill, 57, Dies; Led Reggae Group", The New York Times, 21 August 2006, retrieved 15 September 2012
- 7."Joseph 'Culture' Hill lives on", The Weekly Gleaner, 1 September 2011
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