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Dennis Brown interview with Carter Van Pelt |
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I post this interview, I am uncertain whether this was the last or
the second to last interview done by Dennis Brown. His brother, Leroy
Clarke, and son, Daniel Brown, were certain he didn't do any after
this. However, I understand he did a radio interview in Miami around
the time he spoke to me. Under any circumstances, this is the last
substantial interview given by the Crown Prince. I
was told minutes before the interview that he only wanted to talk
about the present -- no questions about the past. The present in
this sense was his recent recording project with Karl Pitterson
and Rico Laing for their new label Meditation Records. The night
before, Brown headlined an all-star showcase with Gregory Isaacs,
John Holt, Freddie McGregor, and Michael Rose at the Cameo Theater
on South Beach. Surprisingly, for a man rumoured to be on his last
lung, Dennis was impressive in concert for nearly an hour. While
his voice was a strained relic of its former self, his spirit was
strong and the performance of combination style encores with Holt
and Isaacs gave me the impression of an artist with full days ahead
of him. Instead, it was a final farewell. He would only perform
once more -- in Brazil several weeks later. |
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