Jo Jo Bennett

Jo Jo Bennett

voc, fh, JM
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Reggae

Jamaican composer, arranger, musician, he began playing the drums, then was lead trumpeter with the Jamaica Military Band after graduation from the Alpha Boys' School in Kingston. He went on to join Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, recording several albums with them before staying in Canada after the groups show there at Expo 67. In 1970 he returned to Jamaica, released his first and only album "Groovey Joe" while performing live and doing studio work for numerous record companies. He then returned to Canada in the late seventies and registered his music label Bunjo, and is currently the leader of the Toronto based pop-reggae band The Sattalites.

Instruments

Vocals
Flugelhorn
Percussion
Backing Vocals
Keyboards

Genres

Reggae
R&B/Soul
World
Pop

Plays With

Byron Lee And The Dragonaires

Jo Jo Bennett Orchestra

The Sattalites

The Roots Revival

Popular Tracks

Leaving Rome on Scorcha! by Various Artists

Musical Pressure on Put On Your Best Dress - Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 by Various Artists

Rock Steady on Skinheads on the Dancefloor, Vol. 7 - Obscure Rocksteady by Various Artists

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Living Soul	Jo Jo Bennett & The Fugitives	2017	Single
Living Soul Aka The Loop / Gay Drums	Jo Jo Bennett With Lynn Taitt & The Jets / Leslie Butler & Count Ossie	2016	Single
Wake Up To Reality / Musical Pressure	Glen Brown And Dave Barker / Jo Jo Bennett	2016	Single
You Took My Love / Living Soul	Stranger & Patsy, The Baba Brooks Band / Jo Jo Bennett And The Fugitives	2008	Single
Musical Pressure / Cantelope Rock	The Fugitives With Jo Jo Bennett	2004	Single
Cantelope Rock / Going Home	Jo Jo Bennett	1998	Single
Velvet Mood	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars	1996	Single
Classic Variety Volume One	Jo Jo Bennett	1993	Compil.
Time Is The Master / Misty	John Holt / Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars	1987	Single
Leaving Rome / Rockers Paradise	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars	1986	Single
Leaving Rome / Pretty Little Black Girl	Jo Jo Bennett / Joe White	1979	Single
Misty	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars	1978	Single
Leaving Rome / Set Your Face At Ease	Jo Jo Bennett And Mudies All Stars, Big Joe	1976	Single
Poison Ivy / Ivy Poison	Jo Jo Bennett And Mudies All Stars	1972	Single
Musical Pleasure / Hot Pop	I-Roy / Jo Jo Bennett	1971	Single
Mudie Jo Jo / Ten Steps To Soul	Jo Jo Bennett With Mudies All Stars	1970	Single
Groovy Joe	Jo Jo Bennett And Mudies All Stars	1970	Album
Leaving Rome	Jo Jo Bennett With Mudies All Stars	1970	Single
Rock Steady	The Fugitives With Jo Jo Bennett	1968	Single
Cantelope Rock / The Lecture	The Fugitives Featuring Jo Jo Bennett	1967	Single
Chips-Chicken-Banana Split	Jo Jo Bennett And The Fugitives		Single
Go On This Way / Ten Steps To Soul	Freddie Mckay & Mudies All Stars / Jo Jo Bennett & Newton Square Records		Single
Tropical Horizon / Camp David	Jo Jo Bennett		Single
You Have Forsaken Me	Jackie Mittoo & Jo Jo Bennett		Single
Leaving Rome (With Strings)	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars		Single
Snowbird / Many Oppression	Jo Jo Bennett / The Jolly Boys		Single
Ten Steps To Soul / Hot Pop	Jo Jo Bennett		Single
In The Nude / Groovy Jo Jo	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars		Single
Change The Tide / Untitled	Mudies All Stars / Jo Jo Bennett		Single
007 / Rock Steady	Keith Lynn / Jo Jo Bennett With Byron Lee And The Dragonaires		Single
Leaving Rome / Guided Lite	Jo Jo Bennett		Single
Lecture	Jo Jo Bennett		Single
Leaving Rome / Sweet V	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars		Single
Medley 69	Jo Jo Bennett & Shark Wilson		Single
Lively Ivy	Jo Jo Bennett		Single
Sweet V / Groovy Jo	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars		Single
Guilty / Velvet Mood	The Jolly Boys / Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars		Single
Leaving Rome / Love Of My Life	Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars, Dennis Walks		Single

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