Vintage Boss Magazine: Special Issue: Sir Coxsone's Passing

Vintage Boss Magazine: Special Issue: Sir Coxsone's Passing

COMING IN 2008

Featuring the events from the sudden passing of Clement `Sir Coxsone` Dodd on May 4, 2004 at `Studio One` to the funeral service held on May 22 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, to the interment at Dovecot Memorial Park.
`A Collectors Item`

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue # 19: November 2003

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #19. November 2003

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Featuring Boris Gardiner
Featuring The Mighty Sparrow
Ernest Wilson
Collectors Club
Flash back

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #26. June 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #26. June 2004

Featuring the funeral of Clement `Sir Coxsone` Dodd
Featuring the Silvertones
Featuring Neville Willoughby
Mary Isaacs
Collectors Club and more.

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue # 23. March 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back Issue #23. March 2004

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Featuring Winston `King Stitt` Sparks
Featuring The Melodians
The Maytals
Junior Byles
Buddy Pouyatt
Collectors Club and more.

Vintage Boss Magazine: The Way We Were. Part 3

Vintage Boss Magazine: The Way We Were. Part 3

COMING IN 2008

More exciting look at what went on during the early years.
Great photographs from the archives of the Gleaner Company and others

Vintage Boss Magazine: The Way We Were. Part 4

Vintage Boss Magazine: The Way We Were. Part 4

COMING IN 2008
More and more awesome photographs from the early years.

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #29: October 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #29: October 2004

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Featuring Roy Shirley.
Featuring The Frats Quintet
Hope Gardens
Collectors Club
Flash back....and more

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue # 22: February 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back Issue #22: February 2004

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Featuring Bunny & Scully (Simms & Robinson)
The Jamaica Chamber Commerce
Collectors Club
Flash back

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #42. January 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #42 : January 2004

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Featuring Headley `Deadly` Benneth
The vibrant downtown Kingston
The National of Library Jamaica
More graphics.....

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #24: November, 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #24: November, 2004

COMING IN 2008

Featuring Ernie Smith
Featuring Clancy Eccles
Marcia Griffiths at 40
Tastee Talent Contest at 25
The Jamaica National Library at 25
Loaded with graphics and more.

Vintage Boss Magazine:Back issue #28. August ,2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #28. August, 2004

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Featuring Kenrick `Lord Creator` Patrick
Featuring Tony Gregory
The Skatalites at 40
Maurice Foster
Hugh Nash
Great graphics and more.....

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back issue #25. May 2004

Vintage Boss Magazine: Back Issue # 25 May 2004
COMING 2008
Featuring Clarence `Count Prince` Miller
Featuring Eric `Monty` Morris
The Passing of Phylis Dillon
Great photographs and much more....

The Mento Pioneers: Part 2

The Mento Pioneers: Part 2
COMING IN 2008

More in depth look into the evolution of Mento/Calypso
More great photographs
Birth of the recording industry
The first known Mento/Calypso artistes to record
The record producers
The first record plant

Vintage Boss Magazine: `The Mento Pioneers` Part 1

Vintage Boss Magazine: ``The Mento Pioneers`` Part 1
``COMING IN 2008``

An in depth look at the Mento/Calypso, its origin and evolution.
Great photographs from the era.
Reprinted articles
Interviews with the pioneers

Vintage Boss Magazine: ``The Way We Were``. Volume 2

Vintage Boss Magazine ``The Way We Were`` Part 2
``Coming in 2008``

More look at the glorious period of the past through the great photographs from the archives of the Gleaner Company.

More downtown entertainment scenes
Sporting legend Dorrel Dixon
Great artistes in performance
The Foster Family/Table tennis legends

Vintage Boss Magazine: `The Way We Were` Part 1

Vintage Boss Magazine: The Way We Were. Volume 1 (Special Series)
``COMING IN 2008``

This takes a look at life in the past through some of the greatest photographs from the photo archives of the Gleaner Company. Events such as:

Christmas Morning and New Years Shows
Christmas Grand Market/Christmas Eve events downtown
Christmas/Time Store Float Parade
Jamaica's first Miss World
Pantomime and much more exciting features..

National Awards 2007

Twelve of Jamaica's musicians and entertainers were honoured by the government of Jamaica at the annual National Heroes Day Awards ceremony held at the National indoor Sport Center, on October 15, 2005. The threat of rain resulted in the event being shifted from the traditional Kings House lawn, location.

The award of the Order of Distinction (OD) in the rank of Commander (CD) and the Order of Distinction(CD) in the rank of Officer (OD) was bestowed on the following stalwarts:
Byron Aloysius Saint Elmo Lee, Clarence Linberg `Count Prince` Miller, Ewart `U-Roy` Beckford, Norman Fredrick Rae, Carlene Davis-Cowan, Winston `Burning Spear`Rodney, Johnny Arlington Moore, Theodore Miller, Jepther `Luciano` Washington McLymont, Orville Richard `Shaggy` Burrell, Clement Seymour `Sir Coxsone` Dodd and Arthur `Duke` Reid.
All those awarded were worthy of the honour and have served Jamaica well. In fact, many will argue the point that the recognition was long overdue.
With a new government in place and the Hon. Olivia `Babsy` Grange as Minister of Culture and Sports, quite a lot is expected for the entertainment industry. Minister Grange is a product of West Kingston and a former manager of artistes such as Shabba Ranks and Mad Cobra, and is very aware of the tremendous need to transform Jamaica's cultural heritage into a vibrant and economical industry for the benefit of all concerned. Other Stalwarts such as Lascelles Perkins, Stranger Cole, Lloyd Clarke, Roy Panton, Millie Small and Ivan Chin should be considered for the next awards presentation.
Colby Graham
Gleaner photos, from left to right: Minister Grange, Shaggy and G.G. Hall, Millie Small.