key, *1959 JM
Musician of Hip-Hop/Rap
Sidney Mills was born in the UK in 1959 and moved to Jamaica as a child. He was raised in the Saint Thomas Parish and became a musician from an early age he moved to Kingston the late sixties. Sidney attended Kings College Kingston where he matured as a musician under the tutelage of the likes of Sonny Bradshaw. In 1981 he moved to NYC sharing the stage with some of the big names in reggae such as Shabba Ranks, and lovers Rock icon Judy MowattSidney has been the keyboard player for the legendary Grammy award winning band Steel Pulse since 1988. But he has turned out for artists such as Aswad and Smashing Pumpkins. He was also the founder of New York based record company Living Room Records who released albums featuring Dennis Brown and Sylvia Tella.