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Refimprove|date=January 2010Infobox musical artist| image =| name = Yabby You| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Vivian Jackson| alias = Yabby You Yabby U| birth_date = Birth date|1946|08|14|df=y| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston , Jamaica | origin =| death_date = Death date and age|2010|01|12|1946|08|14|df=ycite web|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/feb/01/yabby-you-obituary|title=Yabby You obituary|last=Katz|first=David|date=1 February 2010|work=The Guardian|accessdate=1 February 2010| death_place =| instrument =| genre = Reggae | occupation = Singer , record producer | years_active = 1970& ndash;2010| label =| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Vivian Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U ), was a reggae singer|vocalist and record producer|producer , who came to prominence in the early 1970s through his uncompromising, self-produced work.
Biography
Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1946. One of seven children, Jackson left home at the age of twelve to find work at a furnace in Waterhouse. At seventeen, the effects of malnutrition had left him hospitalized, and on his release he was left with severe arthritis which had partially crippled his legs.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2952/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Yabby You Biography|last=Brennan|first=Sandra |publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=2009-05-20 His physical condition meant that he was unable to return to his previous work, and he was forced into hustling a living on the streets of Kingston.
His Christian beliefs were markedly different from that of his Rastafarian contemporaries, which often prompted debate on religio-philosophical matters, and it was after one of these discussions that Jackson first headed towards a recording studio , having heard music "like a strange ting, inside a my thoughts - like an angel a sing" .
Another spell in hospital meant that finding money for sound recording and reproduction|recording was difficult, but eventually the "Conquering Lion" single (music)|single was released late in 1972, credited to 'Vivian Jackson and the Ralph Brothers'. Cut for King Tubby , the popularity of the song and its distinctive introduction (the chant of "Be-you, yabby-yabby-you" ) earned Jackson the nickname "Yabby You", which has remained with him during his entire career.
The next few months saw the recording of several more singles, released under different names on various record label s, (although usually credited to 'Vivian Jackson and the Prophets', and often featuring a King Tubby 'version' on the A-side and B-side|b-side ); culminating in the release of the Conquering Lion (album)|Conquering Lion album . A King Tubby mixed dub (music)|dub set, '' King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub , was also issued, albeit on a limited run of 500 copies, helping to establish Jackson as a Roots Reggae|roots artist.
Yabby's success allowed him to branch out as a producer, and he began working with both upcoming and more established musician|artists including WayneWade , Michael Rose (singer)|Michael Rose , Tommy McCook , Michael Prophet , Big Youth , Trinity (musician)|Trinity , Dillinger (musician)|Dillinger and Tapper Zukie , while continuing to release his own material.
Jackson continued to record, produce and perform (often with the aid of crutches) until the mid 1980s. He re-emerged in the early 1990s, issuing both new and old material, and his recordings have been the subject of several high quality reissues in recent years. In 2000 he released a singles remix project with Glen Brown . The album included remixes of "Conquering Lion" by Smith and Mighty, and a remix of Glen Brown by Small Axe and Terminal Head.
He died on 12 January 2010, aged 63, after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm .Modell, Josh (2010) " http://www.avclub.com/articles/and-another-rip-yabby-you,37068/ And another: R.I.P. Yabby You", The AV Club , 14 January 2010" http://news.reggaefrance.com/1665/201001/yabby-you-s-est-eteint.html Yabby You s'est éteint", Reggaefrance.com, 14 January 2010, retrieved 14 January 2010
Discography
Conquering Lion (1975) Vivian Jackson (released as Ram A Dam in the UK, by Lucky)
Chant Down Babylon Kingdom (1977) Nationwide (reissued as King Tubby Meets Vivian Jackson )
Deliver Me from My Enemies (1977) Grove Music
Beware (1978) Grove Music (reissued (1991) ROIR )
Jah Jah Way (1980) Island Records|Island
African Queen (1980) Clappers
Fleeing from the City (1991) Shanachie Records|Shanachie
Collaborations
''King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub (1976) Prophets (reissued (1994) Blood and Fire (record label)|Blood and Fire )
Vocal & Dub (1979) Prophet (Yabby You and Michael Prophet )
Yabby You Meets Trinity At Dub Station (circa 1979) Yabby U (with Trinity (musician)|Trinity )
Yabby You & Michael Prophet Meets Scientist At The Dub Station (1981) Prophet (with Michael Prophet and Scientist (musician)|Scientist )
Time to Remember (1982) Prophet (with King Tubby )
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=3446 Yabby You biography at Billboard.com
http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/75 Yabby You at Roots Archives
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