Linval Thompson Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Linval Thompson is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer. He is best known for his work with the legendary producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, and for his own productions, which have been released on his own label, Thompson Sound. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Thompson began his career as a singer in the late 1970s, recording for producers such as Bunny Lee, Joe Gibbs, and Augustus Pablo. He released his debut album, I Love Marijuana, in 1979. Thompson has since released a number of albums, including Rockers Time Now (1980), Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks (1981), and Showcase (1982). He has also produced a number of albums for other artists, including Junior Reid's One Blood (1988) and Barrington Levy's Too Experienced (1989). In addition to his music career, Thompson has also acted in a number of films, including Rockers (1978), Countryman (1982), and Dancehall Queen (1997). As of 2021, Linval Thompson's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Timeline

Thompson was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, but spent time with his mother in Queens, New York City, and his recording career began around the age of 20 with the self-released "No Other Woman," recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Returning to Jamaica in the mid 1970s he recorded with Phil Pratt, only to return to New York to study engineering. Returning again to Jamaica, he worked with Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio, recording "Kung Fu Man", and recorded with Bunny Lee, which resulted in his debut album, Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks, in 1976. Thompson began to produce his own material, the first fruits being the Trojan album, I Love Marijuana (1978), and its dub counterpart Negrea Love Dub. Although he continued to work as a singer, he became increasingly prominent as a producer, working with key artists of the late roots and early dancehall era such as Dennis Brown, Cornell Campbell, The Wailing Souls, Barrington Levy and Trinity, with releases through Trojan Records as well as his own Strong Like Sampson and Thompson Koos record labels.

Leval Alphonso Thompson (born 12 October 1954, Kingston, Jamaica), known as Linval Thompson, is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and record producer.