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Bruce Ruffin
voc, *1947 JM, Saint Catherine Parish
Singer / Musician / Composer / Songwriter / Producer of Reggae
A.k.a. Bernardo Constantine Balderamus Bernard Downer Bruce Downer
Jamaican reggae and rocksteady singer, composer and producer born 17 February 1952, St Catherine, Jamaica. Ruffin started his career as a singer in Byron Lee And The Dragonaires before joining Techniques in 1967. Ruffin left The Techniques in 1968 for a solo career which were very successful especially in the reggae-pop era in the early 1970ies. By the 1980s, Ruffin was concentrating on writing and publishing. He eventually moved away from music to study law, becoming a legal consultant to other reggae artists
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Popular Tracks 
Mad About You on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Cecilia on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Rain on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Dry Up Your Tears on Dry Up Your Tears by Bruce Ruffin The Bitterness of Life on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Ooh Child on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Save the People on Mad About You - The Anthology by Bruce Ruffin Ooh Child on Bruce Ruffin - EP by Bruce Ruffin I'm the One on Bruce Ruffin - EP by Bruce Ruffin Bitterness of Life on Bruce Ruffin - EP by Bruce RuffinTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Up Your Tears / Long About Now | Bruce Ruffin | 2009 | Single |
| Mad About You - The Antology | Bruce Ruffin | 2004 | Compil. |
| The Best Of... Bruce Ruffin 'Rain' 1967 - 1971 | Bruce Ruffin | 2001 | Compil. |
| Get It Up For Love | Bruce Ruffin | 1981 | Single |
| Messin' Around | Bruce Ruffin | 1980 | Single |
| Little Boys & Little Girls / Footsteps | Bruce Ruffin | 1974 | Single |
| I Like Everything About You / I'm Depending On You | Bruce Ruffin | 1974 | Single |
| Tickle Me / I Like Everything About You | Bruce Ruffin | 1973 | Single |
| In The Thick Of It / Walk In My Footsteps | Bruce Ruffin | 1973 | Single |
| In The Thick Of It / Tickle Me | Bruce Ruffin | 1973 | Single |
| Are You Ready | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Single |
| Songs Of Peace | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Single |
| Songs Of Peace | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Single |
| Bruce Ruffin | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Album |
| Coming On Strong / Crazy People | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Single |
| Mad About You | Bruce Ruffin | 1972 | Single |
| Free The People | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| Candida | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| Are You Ready | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| One Big Happy Family / Heaven Child | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| Rain | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| Rain / Stingo | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Single |
| Rain | Bruce Ruffin | 1971 | Album |
| I'm The One | Bruce Ruffin | 1970 | Single |
| I'm The One / Whose Gonna Be Your Man | Bruce Ruffin | 1970 | Single |
| Cecilia / Stand Up | Bruce Ruffin / Beverley's All Stars | 1970 | Single |
| Bitterness Of Life / O-O-H Child | Bruce Ruffin | 1970 | Single |
| Bitterness Of Life | Bruce Ruffin | 1970 | Single |
| Dry Up Your Tears / One Way Street | Bruce Ruffin / Beverley's All Stars | 1969 | Single |
| Long About Now / They Got To Move | Bruce Ruffin, Lloyd Robinson | 1969 | Single |
| Cecilia / Mother Young Gal | Bruce Ruffin / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Bitterness Of Life | Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| O-0-h Child | Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Oh Child / Mother Young Gal | Bruce Ruffin / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Then Came The Heartbreak | Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Yellow River / I'm The One | Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Just A Precaution | Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Forward Ever / Ooh Child | Jacob Miller / Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Games People Play / Oh Child | Bob Andy / Bruce Ruffin | Single | |
| Freedom Street / Dry Up Your Tears | Ken Boothe / Bruce Ruffin | Single |
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