Fathead

Fathead (born Vernon Rainford, c.1960, Kingston, Jamaica, died 19 October 1988, Florida, United States), was a dancehall deejay best known for his collaborations with Yellowman in the early 1980s. Fathead was already an established deejay when he began working with Yellowman, during the peak of the latter's popularity between 1980 and 1982. The pair performed regularly at the Aces Disco in St. Thomas, and recorded a live album there (the first ever live dancehall album), Live at Aces, which was sufficiently successful for studio follow-ups Bad Boy Skanking and For Your Eyes Only (both 1982). Other albums featuring the duo were One Yellowman, Supermix, and The Yellow, The Purple, and the Nancy, the latter also featuring Purpleman and...