The Beatle who went reggae's way

FORMER Beatle George Harrison said he has always been a fan of reggae music.

He also confessed that he has tried his hand at writing a reggae song.

"Well, I've tried a couple of times – I must say, not too serious – but I've tried to make a tune into like a reggae feel [with the song] Crackerbox Palace. But, like I say, it's harder than it appears, you know?," Harrison was quoted in Showbiz CheatSheet as saying.

"And the one thing I like about it is the drum sound they always get, like the high [vocalises timbale-like fill] ta-tang-tang! The toms-toms… fantastic."

Crackerbox Palace is the ninth track on George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was released as the second single from the album and reached number 19 on the American pop charts.

Source: Brian Bonitto/jamaicaobserver.com

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