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"Deadly" Headley Bennett

sax, as, *1931 JM, Kingston, Jamaica
Musician of Reggae
A.k.a. Felix Headley Bennett

"Deadley" Headley Bennett, OD (born circa 1931, Kingston, Jamaica – died August 21, 2016), was a Jamaican saxophonist who performed on hundreds of recordings since the 1950's. He performed with many bands, such as: Lynn Taitt Band, The Jetts, The Mighty Vikings, The Revolutionaries, Creation Rebel or The Sheiks. He was an active session musician recording for numerous artists including: Bob Marley, The Abyssinians, Alton Ellis and Prince Far I to name a few. In the liner notes of LP's and CD's he is often referred to as Headley ''Deadly'' Bennett. Bennett attended the famed Alpha Boys School in Kingston.

     
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • Alto sax
  • Flute
Genres
  • Reggae
  • R&B/Soul
  • Jazz

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Roust-A-Bout / Oh Mama"Deadly" Headley Bennett & The Hippy Boys / Lloyd Robinson2016Single
King Street Rock / Someone To Depend On"Deadly" Headley Bennett, The Hippy Boys / Leroy Bland2016Single
Herbalist"Deadly" Headley Bennett1994Single
Rough Ninja"Deadly" Headley Bennett1988Single
Humble Glory / Free Will'Deadly' Headley Bennett1985Single
35 Years From Alpha"Deadly" Headley Bennett1982Album
This Must Be Hell / If I Was'nt A ManHorace Andy / "Deadly" Headley Bennett1979Album
Shock Absorber / Herbal Christmas Gift"Deadly" Headley Bennett / Mikey Dread1979Single
I Love Jah / I LoveWinston McAnuff / "Deadly" Headley Bennett1978Album
River Bank (Adapted)"Deadly" Headley Bennett1978Single
What You Gonna Do / Hot CoffeeThe Reggae Boys / "Deadly" Headley Bennett1969Single
Sun Valley / Drums Of Fu ManchuPeter Tosh / "Deadly" Headley Bennett1969Single
Deadly Headly Bennett Meets The Magnificent Ossie Scott"Deadly" Headley Bennett / Ossie ScottAlbum
Carpenter / More CarpenterAl Campbell & Errol Scorcher / "Deadly" Headley BennettAlbum
More Carpenter"Deadly" Headley BennettSingle
Who You Gonna Run To / Christmas BalloonErnest Wilson / "Deadly" Headley Bennett & Bobby EllisAlbum
Hard Work"Deadly" Headley BennettSingle
Drums Of The Arab"Deadly" Headley Bennett & King AsherSingle
Give Me Your Loving / Weather ReportU Brown, "Deadly" Headley Bennett, Bobby EllisSingle
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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