Discography
43
Most popular
Moon Hop
1970 · 12 tracks
Storybook Revisited
2019
Development
1972
Ska Man Classics
1995
The Conqueror
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Man Pon Moon
2026
Best of Derrick Morgan (Expanded Version)
2026
Forward March: The Early Years 1960–1962
2026
House Wife Choice
2026
Forward March - Early Jamaican Sides
2026
Derrick Morgan & Owen Gray
2026
Jamaican Ska Hits
2026
Forward March (Expanded Version)
2026
The Original Rudeboy Sound
2025
Pama Hitmakers: Derrick Morgan
2024
Boogie Rock! Jamaica Early Rhythm & Blues
2022
Troubles
2021
Sounds of Orange Street 1959 - 1968, Vol. 2
2021
Shake a Leg
2021
Derrick Morgan Sounds of Orange Street 1959-1968 Street,Vol.1
2020
The Pama Years: Derrick Morgan, The Conquering Ruler
2020
In London
2020
The Origins
2019
Fat Man (Live in London)
2018
Trust In Reggae : Best Of (Derrick Morgan Collection)
2015
Peoples Decision
2015
Derrick Morgan Essentials
2014
Head 2 Head
2012
Derrick Morgan Sings Ska Classics
2012
Three Wise Men, Vol. 5
2012
Sound Box Essentials (Platinum Edition)
2012
Derrick Morgan Anthology
2012
Another Side of Derrick Morgan
2011
Derrick Morgan
2011
The Conquering Ruler
2008
Derrick Morgan Selected Hits
2006
Love Songs
2006
Do the Beng Beng
2004
- Time Marches On: Derrick Morgan Sings Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae
Time Marches On: Derrick Morgan Sings Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae
1997
I Am the Ruler
1992
Love City
1978
People Decision
1977
Feel So Good
1975
Singles & EPs
51
Joy Bells (Take 3)
Single · 2026
What Can Go So
Single · 2024
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Single · 2022
Mountain Climber
EP · 2020
Seven Letters / Lonely Heartaches
Single · 2019
Moon Hop / Harris Wheel
Single · 2019
Don't Play That Song / How Can I Forget You
Single · 2019
Stand By Me / For the Time Being
Single · 2018
Cherry Home / The Hop
Single · 2016
Please Don´t Talk About Me / I Pray for You
Single · 2016
Fat Man
Single · 2015
Too Bad (Money Money Version)
Single · 2014
Don't Play That Song
Single · 2014
Rough Rider & Version
Single · 2014
Humpty Dumpty
Single · 2012
007
Single · 2012
Blazing Fire
Single · 2012
Simmer Down
Single · 2012
Via Con Dios
Single · 2012
Don't Call Me Daddy
Single · 2012
Rasta Don't Fear
Single · 2012
Black Head Chiney
Single · 2012
Carry Go Bring Home
Single · 2012
Good Luck Young Lovers
Single · 2012
I Do
Single · 2012
We Will Be Lovers
Single · 2012
Train to Skaville / I Shall Not Remove
Single · 2011
Intro: Derrick Morgan
EP · 2011
Rough Rider
Single · 2011
Be Still
Single · 2011
Easy Snapping
Single · 2011
Put It On
Single · 2011
I've Been Admiring You / Seven Letters
Single · 2011
Be Still / Great Musical Battle
Single · 2011
I Do / Simmer Down
Single · 2011
Put It On / Do It to Me Baby
Single · 2011
Blazing Fire / Tell Me Darling
Single · 2011
They Got to Come / Easy Snapping
Single · 2011
Rasta Don't Fear / Carry Go Bring Home
Single · 2011
We Will Be Lovers / I'm Leaving
Single · 2011
Rough Rider / Rough Rider Dub
Single · 2011
Great Musical Battle
Single · 2011
Train to Skaville
Single · 2011
You're Mine / We Will Be Lovers
Single · 2011
Via Con Dios / Till We Meet Again
Single · 2011
They Got to Come
Single · 2011
I Shall Not Remove
Single · 2011
Love of the Common People / Rasta Don't Fear
Single · 2011
Black Head Chiney / Humpty Dumpty
Single · 2011
Great Musical Battle / The Russians Are Coming
Single · 2011
Seven Letters
Single · 1969
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Derrick Morgan (born 27 March 1940, Mocho, Clarendon, Jamaica) is a musical artist popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley, and Jimmy Cliff in the rhythm and blues and ska genres, and he also performed rocksteady and skinhead reggae. In 1957 Morgan entered the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour, a talent show held at the Palace Theatre in Kingston. He won with rousing impressions of Little Richard, and shortly after that, was recruited to perform around the island with the popular Jamaican comedy team, Bim and Bam. In 1959 Morgan entered the recording studio for the first time. Duke Reid, the acclaimed sound system boss, was looking for talent to record for his Treasure Isle record label. Morgan cut two popular shuffle-boogie sides "Lover Boy", a.k.a. "S-Corner Rock", and "Oh My". Soon after, Morgan cut the bolero tinged boogie, "Fat Man", which also became a hit. He also found time to record for Coxsone Dodd. In 1960 Morgan became the only artist ever to fill the places from one to seven on the Jamaican pop chart simultaneously. Among those hits were "Don't Call Me Daddy", "In My Heart", "Be Still", and "Meekly Wait and Murmur Not".
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But it was the following year that Morgan released the biggest hit of his career, the Leslie Kong production of "You Don't Know", later retitled "Housewives’ Choice" by a local DJ. The song featured a bouncing ska riddim, along with a duet by Morgan and Millicent "Patsy" Todd. "Housewives’ Choice" began the legendary rivalry between Morgan and Prince Buster, who accused Morgan of stealing his ideas. Buster quickly released "Blackhead Chiney Man", chiding Morgan with the sarcastic put-down, "I did not know your parents were from Hong Kong" – a swipe at Kong. Morgan returned with the classic "Blazing Fire", in which he warns Buster to "Live and let others live, and your days will be much longer. You said it. Now it’s the Blazing Fire". Buster shot back with, "Watch It Blackhead", which Morgan countered with "No Raise No Praise" and "Still Insist". Followers of the two artists often clashed, and eventually the government had to step in with a staged photo shoot depicting the rivals as friends. Morgan had a major success in 1962 with "Forward March", a song celebrating Jamaican independence from Great Britain. In the mid-1960s, when ska evolved into the cooler, more soulful rocksteady, Morgan continued to release top quality material, including the seminal rude boy classic, "Tougher Than Tough", "Do the Beng Beng", "Conquering Ruler", and a cover of Ben E. King’s soul hit, "Seven Letters". Produced by Bunny Lee, "Seven Letters" is often cited as the first true reggae single. In 1969 Morgan cut the famous skinhead anthem, "Moon Hop" (on Crab Records). However, failing eyesight then forced him to give up regular stage appearances. Morgan still performs occasionally at ska revival shows across the world – often backed by the guitarist, Lynn Taitt. He remained popular in Jamaica and the UK into the early 1970s, and has lived primarily in the UK or the US since the late 1960s. Morgan has written several songs that have won the Festival Song Contest for other artists, including "Jamaica Whoa" (1998, Neville Martin), "Fi Wi Island A Boom" (2000, Stanley Beckford), and "Progress" (2002, Devon Black). In July 2002 in Toronto, Canada, a two night 'Legends of Ska' concert was held. Reuniting were The Skatalites, Lloyd Knibb, Rico Rodriguez, Lloyd Brevett, Lester Sterling, Johnny Moore and Lynn Taitt; along with Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Owen Gray, Lord Creator, Justin Hinds, Derrick Harriott, Winston Samuels, Roy Wilson, Patsy Todd, Doreen Shaffer, Stranger Cole, Lord Tanamo and Derrick Morgan. In 2007 Morgan appeared on the bill at the annual Augustibuller music festival. His song "Tougher Than Tough" was featured in the video game, Scarface: The World is Yours.
Derrick Morgan in brief
- How many Derrick Morgan releases are on Riffiter?
- 94 releases are catalogued, spanning 1969 to 2026.
- When was Derrick Morgan formed?
- Derrick Morgan formed in 1940.
- What is the most recent Derrick Morgan release on Riffiter?
- Man Pon Moon, released in 2026.