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Gavin B. · 03-21-2010, 10:33 AM

U-Roy Rocks the Dancehall with Runaway Girl

(left) Cover of a 1975 Jamaican Album by U-Roy (right) Photo of Richard Branson in 1975, the year his Virgin/Frontline label released Runaway Girl. Branson has hardly aged over the past 35 years and Sir Richard's good health is a testimony to the beneficial effects of reggae music and ganja use on human test subjects.In a similar fashion, U-Roy has remained eerily ageless over the past three and a half decades.

Runaway Girl Is An Early Success For Branson's Virgin/Frontline Record Label

In 1975 Virgin Frontline Records released Runaway Girl by Jamaican dancehall deejay U-Roy. Runaway Girl was a massive dancehall hit and one of the first big success in the UK for the Virgin/Frontline label, which was founded by Richard Branson to bring reggae music to a global audience. Reggae music fans know the rest of the story: The mighty U-Roy became international star and is the acknowledged father of all reggae deejays. At age 63, U-Roy is alive, well, touring all points of the globe and sounding better than ever.

Sir Richard Branson will turn age 60 in June and has became a celebrated icon global capitalism. In 1984 Branson founded Virgin Atlantic Airlines and in 2004 Branson co-founded Virgin Galactic a space tourism company that intends to make space flight available to the public. Branson's personal fortune is estimated at $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion in the UK) and current ranks 261 on the Forbes 500 list of the world's wealthiest individuals.

03-21-2010, 10:33 AM	#95 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	U-Roy Rocks the Dancehall with Runaway Girl (left) Cover of a 1975 Jamaican Album by U-Roy (right) Photo of Richard Branson in 1975, the year his Virgin/Frontline label released Runaway Girl. Branson has hardly aged over the past 35 years and Sir Richard's good health is a testimony to the beneficial effects of reggae music and ganja use on human test subjects.In a similar fashion, U-Roy has remained eerily ageless over the past three and a half decades. Runaway Girl Is An Early Success For Branson's Virgin/Frontline Record Label In 1975 Virgin Frontline Records released Runaway Girl by Jamaican dancehall deejay U-Roy. Runaway Girl was a massive dancehall hit and one of the first big success in the UK for the Virgin/Frontline label, which was founded by Richard Branson to bring reggae music to a global audience. Reggae music fans know the rest of the story: The mighty U-Roy became international star and is the acknowledged father of all reggae deejays. At age 63, U-Roy is alive, well, touring all points of the globe and sounding better than ever. Sir Richard Branson will turn age 60 in June and has became a celebrated icon global capitalism. In 1984 Branson founded Virgin Atlantic Airlines and in 2004 Branson co-founded Virgin Galactic a space tourism company that intends to make space flight available to the public. Branson's personal fortune is estimated at $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion in the UK) and current ranks 261 on the Forbes 500 list of the world's wealthiest individuals.