# Admiral Bailey

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Jamaican dancehall deejay

For other uses, see [Admiral Bailey (disambiguation)](/source/Admiral_Bailey_(disambiguation)).

Admiral Bailey OD Born Glendon Bailey (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 60) Origin Kingston, Jamaica Genres Reggae, dancehall Instrument Vocals

Musical artist

**Admiral Bailey** (born **Glendon Bailey**, 15 March 1966,[1] [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica))[2] is a Jamaican [dancehall](/source/Dancehall) [deejay](/source/Deejay_(Jamaican)) 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".[3]

## Career

Bailey had worked on [U-Roy](/source/U-Roy)'s *King Sturgav Hi-Fi* [sound system](/source/Sound_system_(Jamaican)) and was taken to [King Jammy](/source/King_Jammy)'s studio in Waterhouse by [Josey Wales](/source/Josey_Wales_(singer)).[4] He started a string of hits with a duet with [Chaka Demus](/source/Chaka_Demus), "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer",[2] which was followed by "Politician" (based on [Larry Marshall](/source/Larry_Marshall_(singer))'s 1969 hit "Throw Me Corn"), "Chatty Chatty Mouth", "Ballot Box" (with Josey Wales) and, in 1987, the [slack](/source/Slackness_(Jamaican_music)) "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".[4] 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](/source/Donovan_Germain).[2] He recorded further for [Penthouse Records](/source/Penthouse_Records) ("Help") in 1990 and [Bobby Digital](/source/Bobby_Digital_(Jamaican_producer)) ("Ah Nuh Sin") in 1991.[2] In 1993, he began working with Jammy again.[2] In the 1990s he became known as a "clean" deejay, eschewing the slackness of many of his contemporaries.[3] He recorded with [Byron Lee](/source/Byron_Lee) on some of the latter's big [soca](/source/Soca_music) hits, and even starred in television commercials for banks.[3]

## Discography

- *Kill Them With It* (1987) Jammys/Live & Love

- *Dancehall Showcase Vol. 2: M.C.'s Clash* (1987) Mango (with [Tonto Irie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tonto_Irie&action=edit&redlink=1))

- *Undisputed* (1988) Dynamic

- *Ram Up You Party* (1988) Powerhouse

- *Science Again* (1989) Rohit

- *Born Champion* (1991) Jammys/Live & Love

- *Original* (1991) [VP](/source/VP_Records)

- *Mi Big Up* (1992) VP

- *Undisputed Champion* (1993) Rhino

- *Best of Reggae: Live* (2006) Super Power

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Admiral Bailey"](https://jamadio.co/admiral-bailey/). *Jamadio.co*. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LarkinReggae_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LarkinReggae_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LarkinReggae_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-LarkinReggae_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-LarkinReggae_2-4) [Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)), ed. (1994). *[The Guinness Who's Who of Reggae](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)* (First ed.). [Guinness Publishing](/source/Guinness_Publishing). p. 6. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85112-734-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85112-734-7).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Chang_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Chang_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Chang_3-2) Kevin O'Brien Chang & Wayne Chen (1998) *Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music*, Ian Randle Publishers, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [976-8100-67-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/976-8100-67-2), p. 189

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Larkin_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Larkin_4-1) Larkin, Colin, ed., (1998) *The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae*, Virgin Books, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7535-0242-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7535-0242-9), pp. 6-7

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