To my parents' the late John R. Alteyne, and Lauretto All"eyne, for atways encouraging my love of music.

It's been a long' difficuttjourney, fitted with sotitary hours of research and writing, withoutan assistant.I,d tike to tha-<:-=Department of Recording Industry at Middte Tennessee state University (MTSU) for providing research time and support -c -:-.comptetion ofthis project' I'd atso [ike to thank the foltowing department cotleagues: chartie Dahan, for sharing hjs incius:iexperiences and his record collection; John Dougan, for many reggae discussions; John Merchant, for cruciaI hetp acquirinos0me very rare documentary materiat; and Loren Mutraine and Amy Macy, for vitaI assistance with my teaching schedute.

Thanks to souI syndicate founder and bassist FutLy Futtwood and his wife, Frances [uil.wood, for generousty providing his-torjcaI detaits' The MTSU center for Poputar Music provided invatuab[e assistance in locating out:of-print research resources.credit js especiatLy due to Dicky Dixon, Grover Baker, Date cockrelt, Lucinda Cockretl, and Martin Fisher. Research supportrecognition is atso due to Dr' Richard James Burgess at smithsonian Folkways Recordings for providing vatuab[e Jamaican foLkmusic archive recordings' reggae co[tectot'Mitton Ettis for help with recordings and print sources, musician Jason wilson forbackground on the canadian reggae scene, and Eiizabeth watson at the Barbados campus ofthe University ofthe west Indjes(uwl) for consuttation on Jackie 0pet' Thanks atso to UWI cotteagues jn Jamaica atthe institute of caribbean studies and theReggae studies Unit' to Prof' carolyn cooper for early support in my academic anatysis of reggae, to Dr. Dennis Howard forconnecting me with key figures on the Jamaican scene. and at[ the musicians and producers whose work inspired thjs book. Forconsistent encouragement via iong-distance phone ca[ts, appreciation goes to to my otd Tottenham schooI friend, chris Devon_shire. whose triumph over much greater cha[tenges than this book was inspirationat.

Speciatthanks to legendary Jamaican drummer sty Dunbar for writing the dynamic foreword. I,d also [ike to mention therigorous editoriaI and creative work ofthe staffat sideshow Media, without which this encyclopedia wou[d not have materia[-ized' particularty Dan Tucker, project editor John Martin, and Megan McFartand. 0ne ofthe encyctopedia,s speciaI aspects is itsvisuaIimpact'andthecreditforthisgoestothreepeople:thebriLtiantphityarnatt,responsibtefortheovera[[designconcept

and the cover; Jason snyder, who deatt with the massive, tedious, and ever-changing page-by-page execution ofthe design;and stacey stambaugh' the photo editor at sterting who researched and edited the entire enormous votume of photos. And fi-na[ty' thanks to NathanieI Marunas at sterling PubLishing for enthusiastic support ofthe project. To at[ others who contributed,this book proves thatyour effort was worthwhi[e.

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