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Charlie Chaplin
Richard Patrick Bennett OD, better known by the stage name Charlie Chaplin, is a Jamaican dancehall and ragga singer and deejay. It was common for Jamaican deejays of the era to name themselves after film stars or characters. Bennett, however, had been nicknamed after the comedian since his youth. His career began in 1980 when he began working with U-Roy's Stur-Gav Hi-Fi collective. He became extremely popular throughout Jamaica, memorable for his focus on cultural and social themes instead of the "slack" lyrics that were popular at the time. His popularity as a live performer prompted Roy Cousins to produce some recording sessions with the young DJ. Chaplin's debut album was the Cousins-produced Presenting Charlie Chaplin in 1982, with several albums following for the producer over the next three years. The contrast between Chaplin's "culture" lyrics and the other major deejays of the day led to the 1984 "clash" album with Yellowman Slackness Vs Pure Culture. Que Dem, was produced by George Phang and he continued recording, working with Bunny Roots, Josey Wales, Sly & Robbie, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Roots Radics and Doctor Dread. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin_(singer)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Every Knee Shall Bow
Charlie Chaplin
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Cry Blood
Charlie Chaplin
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Mad Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, The Roots Radics, & Massive Crew
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Cool the Violence
Charlie Chaplin
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Throw Some Corn
Charlie Chaplin, The Roots Radics, & Massive Crew

Albums

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Sound System (Expanded Version)

Album • 2024
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Cry Blood

Album • 1991
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Freedom

Album • 2022
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Take Two!

Album • 1990
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Too Hot To Handle

Album • 1994
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Two Sides of Charlie Chaplin

Album • 1989
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Old & New Testament

Album • 1992

Videos

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Cry Blood - Charlie Chaplin lyrics Dj Tashan edit

D jay Tashan • 80K views
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Charlie Chaplan - Obeah Business

ObeahSpells • 734 views
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Charlie Chaplin - Mad Chaplin

culture77 • 584K views
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Charlie Chaplin - Charlie in the party

REGGAE DANCEHALL • 158K views
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Charlie Chaplin - Freedom

overstand87 • 76K views
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Charlie Chaplin - Cool The Violence

T-i-t-c-h • 1.2K views
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Charlie Chaplin - Diet Rock

dancecrasher • 199K views
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Charlie Chaplin - Throw Some Corn & Press Along

culture77 • 374K views
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Charlie Chaplin-Cry Blood -GahRadio-mix

Gahprosound EmpireRadio1 • 3.3K views

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