
“The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry”
The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.
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The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new...
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008) was directed by Ethan Higbee. The film is a Documentary, Music production with a runtime of 1h 35m, rated 6.5/10.
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry runs 1h 35m (95 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.5/10 from 10 votes. Genre: Documentary, Music.
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry is rated 6.5/10 by 10 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Documentary and Music fans.