{{short description|Jamaican dancehall deejay|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{other uses}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Admiral Bailey | honorific_suffix = [[Order of Distinction (Jamaica)|OD]] | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Glendon Bailey | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|03|15|df=y}} | origin = Kingston, Jamaica | instrument = Vocals | genre = [[Reggae]], [[dancehall]] | occupation = | years_active = | label = | website = }}
'''Admiral Bailey''' (born '''Glendon Bailey''', 15 March 1966,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jamadio.co/admiral-bailey/|title=Admiral Bailey|website=Jamadio.co|access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref> [[Kingston, Jamaica]])<ref name="LarkinReggae">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Reggae]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1994|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-734-7|page=6}}</ref> is a Jamaican [[dancehall]] [[Deejay (Jamaican)|deejay]] who enjoyed his greatest success between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. He now lives in Jamaica. He has been described as "the hottest dancehall star of the late 1980s".<ref name="Chang">Kevin O'Brien Chang & Wayne Chen (1998) ''Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music'', Ian Randle Publishers, {{ISBN|976-8100-67-2}}, p. 189</ref>
==Career== Bailey had worked on [[U-Roy]]'s ''King Sturgav Hi-Fi'' [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound system]] and was taken to [[King Jammy]]'s studio in Waterhouse by [[Josey Wales (singer)|Josey Wales]].<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin, ed., (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, pp. 6-7</ref> He started a string of hits with a duet with [[Chaka Demus]], "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer",<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> which was followed by "Politician" (based on [[Larry Marshall (singer)|Larry Marshall]]'s 1969 hit "Throw Me Corn"), "Chatty Chatty Mouth", "Ballot Box" (with Josey Wales) and, in 1987, the [[Slackness (Jamaican music)|slack]] "Punaany" (with a lyric that included "Gimme Punaany, Want punaany, Any punaany is the same punaany"), which was initially banned from radio play until it was re-recorded with a less offensive lyric, retitled "Healthy Body".<ref name="Larkin" /> His debut album, ''Kill Them With It'', was released in 1987 and he went on to record for producers such as Papa Biggy and [[Donovan Germain]].<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> He recorded further for [[Penthouse Records]] ("Help") in 1990 and [[Bobby Digital (Jamaican producer)|Bobby Digital]] ("Ah Nuh Sin") in 1991.<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> In 1993, he began working with Jammy again.<ref name="LarkinReggae"/> In the 1990s he became known as a "clean" deejay, eschewing the slackness of many of his contemporaries.<ref name="Chang" /> He recorded with [[Byron Lee]] on some of the latter's big [[Soca music|soca]] hits, and even starred in television commercials for banks.<ref name="Chang" />
==Discography== * ''Kill Them With It'' (1987) Jammys/Live & Love * ''Dancehall Showcase Vol. 2: M.C.'s Clash'' (1987) Mango (with [[Tonto Irie]]) * ''Undisputed'' (1988) Dynamic * ''Ram Up You Party'' (1988) Powerhouse * ''Science Again'' (1989) Rohit * ''Born Champion'' (1991) Jammys/Live & Love * ''Original'' (1991) [[VP Records|VP]] * ''Mi Big Up'' (1992) VP * ''Undisputed Champion'' (1993) Rhino * ''Best of Reggae: Live'' (2006) Super Power
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