BAD BAD BAD 1973-1976

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Clive Hunt (born May 1952 in Linstead 31, Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer and producer. Hunt learned the trumpet and joined the 1st Battalion Jamaica Regiment Band at the age of seventeen. After leaving the service, he was recruited by Byron Lee for his band The Dragonaires. He became a sought-after session musician, playing trumpet and also bass guitar, flute, French horn, keyboards, and saxophone. He was also employed as an arranger and producer, working with many singers and musicians. Among others, he worked with: Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, The Wailers, Grace Jones, Max Romeo, Pablo Moses, Jimmy Cliff, Johnny Clarke, Judy Mowatt, Devon Irons, Duke Reid, Sister Carol, Marcia Griffiths, The Congos, Chaka Demus, Ruddy Thomas, Twiggy, Al Campbell, Joe Higgs, Burning Spear, Lloyd Parks, Horace Andy, Dean Frazer, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Riley, The I-Threes, Spanner Banner, Toots & The Maytals, Leroy Sibbles, Leroy Smart, Nadine Sutherland, Delroy Wilson, Capleton, Chris Stanley, Trinity, Errol Brown, Dillinger, Phillip Frazer, Nitty Gritty, Cutty Ranks, Ras Michael and The Sons of Negus, Vybz Kartel, Chris Martin, Kiprich, Macka Diamond, Aidonia, Sizzla, Lutan Fyah, Alpha Blondy, King Sounds, Dennis Bovell, The Brecker Brothers, Kali, Bernard Lavilliers, Betty Wright, PUSHIM and Tiken Jah Fakoly. Hunt emigrated to New York City in the 1970s, where he worked with Joe Gibbs and Lloyd Barnes of Wackies set-up. Since 1991, he has been successfully working as a producer, collaborating with the likes of Beres Hammond, Judy Mowatt, The Abyssinians, and Garnett Silk, and recorded with Jimmy Cliff, Steely & Clevie, and The Rolling Stones. In the 21st century, he was signed by VP Records as a producer for the label, and has produced artists such as Etana, Jah Cure, Maxi Priest, and Queen Ifrica.