He Prayed - Joe Frazer - Dub Organiser Riddim

50 tunes, 43 years, 28 labels, 3 names, 1 riddim. Burning Spear originated the riddim for his classic He Prayed on Studio One for Coxsone Dodd around 1972 and was released in 73. It must have made waves as Coxsone's right hand man Lee Perry then versioned a riddim with Dillinger called Dub Organiser to entice Coxsone counter with a Dennis Alcapone dubbing the original Burning Spear and releasing it as Joe Frazier. Joe Gibbs came into the rumble to drop a version with Big Youth in Foreman vs Frazer and even Augustus Pablo got in on the action with his own Dub Organiser. Hence the multiple names for this riddim. Versions started to flow with crucial tunes from Winston Jarrett, Prince Hammer, Trinity and Prince Far I before Johnny Osbourne had his massive hit Ice Cream Love in 1980 on Volcano/Greensleeves and of course Scientist's remarkable dubwise version Extra Time 1 off his Wins The Worldcup. What followed was a remarkable metamorphasis of the riddim, sometimes a likkle bit of Joe Frazier, sometimes a likkle bit of Dub Organiser, and sometimes a likkle bit of He Prayed but all with that distinctivedum, dum...dum, dum, dum sample. Come the mid 80s and 90s the digital tempo increased with tunes dropping on Sinbad, Hi Power, Prince Jammys and Roofman International and Digital B labels. Come the early 2000s and Massive B and Black Arrow relick it inna digital roots style before Sinead and Sly and Robbie get their hands on it (it's OK!) and recently Phenomenon by Kabaka and Digital B, nearly 20years after Boobby Konders first touched it and 43 years after Burning Spear laid down his first verses for Coxsone. Thanks to Twice for kicking this one off and hooking us all with the goods.Part.1 Part.2