Daddy Rings
Daddy Rings is born Everold Dwyer on July 3, 1971, in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica. In his youth, he was attracted to music as his uncle owned a sound system. His uncle ran a sound system named “Culture Shanty Hi-Fi”. His talent was noticeable by his uncle and his community, and he decided to seriously pursue a career in music and go to Kingston by the age of 18.
As it happens so often, he spent the first time waiting for his luck to change. With different jobs, he kept his head above water until a friend introduced him to King Jammy’s. Straight away, he discovered the young Deejay’s talent and produced 15 songs with him. In the midst of the 90s, he joined Gussie Clarke’s camp where he unfolded his skills as a singer and songwriter, and much more.
Convinced by the cooperation of Daddy Rings and session musicians like Sly Dunbar, Dean Fraser, and Robert Lyn, Gussie Clarke and the creative team of the Anchor-Studios started to produce an album right away. After the work was done, there was only one conclusive title for the work – “Stand Out”.
Jampro (Jamaica’s Economic Development Agency) discovered the talent of Daddy Rings as well and decided to send him to the Midem in Cannes. In the line of the “Reggae Rock Cannes Midem 97,” he represented Jamaica and convinced the audience. The album and especially the Ganja-anthem “Herb Fi Bun” aroused the interest in Daddy Rings by the English label Greensleeves Records.
Greensleeves decided to release the album and two songs from the album as Maxi-Singles. Immediately a combination with Cocoa Tea was voiced on “Herb Fi Bun” in Jamaica. “Rumours” is another duet recorded with Freddie McGregor. With these recordings, Greensleeves believed in a better establishment of the young Deejay in the market. The plan worked out. With “Herb Fi Bun” and “Rumours”, Daddy Rings struck two international hits, and the album was then released worldwide in 1997. When interviewed regarding his hits, he said that he is a "singjay", a mix of both deejay and singer, and the term is widely used in Jamaica today.
The promo tour through the Netherlands, England, and Germany in 1997 developed a determined turning point in his career. Daddy Rings used the chances offered to him. David Rodigan was impressed by the talent of the young Jamaican. John Masouri wrote a detailed article for Black Echoes, while Daddy Rings started to gather his first European fans with several radio features and live shows. He spent a lot of time in Germany.
On the Cologne-based Pow Pow sound system’s sessions, he received positive attention fast. On several Mic-Sessions, he set Pow Pow’s Resident-Club Petit Prince on fire. The nights in the Petit Prince reminded him of those in his homeland Jamaica, and therefore the vibe was right for Daddy Rings. A young Deejay called Gentleman convinced him that Reggae has a real influence in Germany. Together they hit the stage for Pow Pow and turned the place into a frenzy. In those days, the combination “Dem Can’t Take The Powers” was produced and released on the “Four Elements”-Sampler by German popular label Four Music. At Pow Pow, the cornerstone was laid for extraordinary cooperation.
For many years, Daddy Rings has been a stage-partner and song-writer for Gentleman, writing the lyrics for hit songs like “Dem Gone”. His natural way of dealing with music was very appreciated, which was shown by his collaborations with some of Germany’s most important Hip Hop-artists. Already in 1999, Daddy Rings inspired Future Rock to a remix of “Tell Me What Yuh Dealing”, which was released on the album “Produced By Future Rock”. The combination ”Pow“ with Daddy Rings and the German group Die Firma enriched the “Germaican Link Up!”-Sampler (a Reggae meets Hip Hop-project).
Daddy Rings and Jah Meek appeared as guest-singers on “Coup d’État” from the debut album “D.I.A.S.P.O.R.A.” of Sékou (member of popular German group Freundeskreis). On the occasion of the Football World Championship 2002, the football fans Afrob, Gentleman, Max Herre (Freundeskreis), and Daddy Rings recorded the song “Grande Finale”. Even the dancefloor-orientated Turntablerocker recorded two songs with the vocal talent. “Poppin Up” on the album “Classic” (2001) and “Rings” on the album “Smile” (2002). But Daddy Rings was also in demand in the Reggae scene. The combination “In a Different Time” on Gentleman´s “Journey To Jah”-Album and also “Call Me on the Telephone” on Pow Pow’s “Celebrate” riddim carried the name of Daddy Rings throughout the world.
Despite his successful time in Europe, Daddy Rings kept the faith in his roots in his homeland Jamaica. The call for an album grew louder, but the extensive touring and songwriting for Gentleman and the requests by many producers left no time to work on his own album. However, songs from Daddy Rings were released regularly. In 2002, “River Jordan” with Gentleman on the BlackScorpio-label. In 2003, four songs of Daddy Rings were released on his “African Glory” EP. This Extended Play received positive feedback and raised the expectations for an album release. Still, the time had not come, and so his fans got only appetizers at this point. “The Wiff” on Pow Pow’s 2003 “Shanty Town”-sampler and in 2004 “Anything For Mama” (voiced on the “Superior” Riddim), the tribute to his mother.
In the same year, Daddy Rings and Paul Elliott got heavy rotation on the Jamaican airwaves with “Self-Reliance”. The producer, Steven Stanley, released “Yahe” in 2005. The Videoclip of “Yahe”, just as his own production “African Glory”, was shown on Jamaica’s Reggae TV stations. The work in Europe also continued with the song “Caan Hold Us Down” with Gentleman, Barrington Levy, and Daddy Rings from Gentleman´s “Confidence”, the album was a successful single in Germany. The combination “Ghetto Youth Rise” with Ras Shiloh was once more for Pow Pow Productions. This song was Daddy Rings' last song for now for other producers. From now on, Daddy Rings had his full concentration on his own album.
After the work was done, the collaborations “Thank You Jah” with Mark Wonder and “Youth Uprising” with Andy Livingston were released. “The Most High“, Daddy Rings’ long-awaited album, was released on his own label African Glory. The 17 songs of the album were on a constant high level. Each track inspired and convinced once and again through Daddy Ring’s inimitable vocals and his unique songwriting. The permanently conscious lyrics gave the album a deep-going positive message – "putting the culture in the place where it once was".
In 2015, he released his third album titled "In The Streets" composed of 14 songs.
He still sings and writes and will be coming out with an album very soon.
This article was taken from Reggaeville. with some updates.
References
https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/daddy-rings/about/
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