Leroy Wallace
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (born 22 August 1950) is a Jamaican drummer who worked for several years at Studio One, and has worked with numerous reggae artists including The Gladiators, Inner Circle, Prince Far I, Sound Dimension, Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Ijahman Levi, Bruno Blum and Pierpoljak. He starred as himself in the lead role of the film Rockers. Wallace attended the Alpha Boys School in the 1960s and early 1970s, where he studied under Lennie Hibbert.
Leroy Wallace
- Name
- Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
- Born
- 22 August 1950
- Nationality
- Jamaica.
- Occupation
- actor, percussionist and musician.
- Fields
- music.
- Education
- Alpha Boys' School.
- Languages
- English.
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Wallace also joined The Skatalites when they reformed in the mid-1970s. Wallace has been credited with inventing the 'Rockers' rhythm.
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• Name — Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace • Alias — Mad Roy • Born — 22 August 1950 • Origin — Jamaica • Instrument — drums • Genre — Reggae
Filmography
Filmography
Leroy Wallace starred in the 1978 film Rockers, alongside Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Big Youth, Dillinger, and Jacob Miller of Inner Circle.
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• Original Armageddon Dub, Stable One • Far Beyond
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