LINDSAY AND THE FIELD MARSHALL

I was to spend times photographing members of The Wailers.
As preperation for the publication of the book PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS gathers pace, I am reminded of probably the best portrait I was to take of "Field Marshall", Mr Carlton "Carly" Barrett.
I was to take this portrait on stage at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1980, during a sound check.
Mr Barrett was an influential drummer and percussion player.
With his brother, Mr Aston "Family Man" Barrett, they began their careers as members of Mr Lee "Scratch" Perry's house band, The Upsetters.
"Field Marshall" was to popularized the ONE DROP rhythm, a percussive drumming style and with "Fams" on bass, the Wailers rhythm section planted the seeds for Mr Robert Nesta Marley.
Sadly, Mr Carlton Barrett was murdered outside his home in Jamaica in 1987.

THE LEGEND AND LINDSAY DONALD

This portrait which I was to take of the legend in 1980, at 56 Hope Road, Kingston, was iriginally meant to have graced the cover of the first Rastafarian newspaper, Survival.
It did not.
It will instead grace the cover of the book, PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS, due to be published in August, 2012.

PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS

THE LEGEND JIMMY CLIFF

LINDSAY DONALD AND THE LEGEND JIMMY CLIFF

I leave you with an example of a photograph which I was to take of Mr Jimmy Cliff in his dressing room in New York in 1981 and which will adorn the book, PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS.

LINDSAY AND JOPLIN, MISSOURI

The Joplin Globe, Saturday, August, 22, 1981. "It is difficult to prove to someone who has not seen the physical evidence that something that has 'vanished' was ever really there. It is hard to sell a book on photographs a person says he once had, unless by chance they would be returned. It is equally as difficult to make someone believe they were ever there. But Donald says they were." The Joplin Globe, Sunday, August, 23, 1981. "Lindsay Donald returned to the offices of The Joplin Globe. He had lucked out. The briefcase was brimming with negatives and his face full of joy."

LINDSAY DONALD AND PAPA JAMES BROWN

Many imgaes I was to take that will adorn the book, PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS, are embargoed until publication. I refer to images I was to take in 1983 of The Godfather, Papa James Brown. I was to spend time in his dressing room at a now defunct club, The Red Parrot which was situated on West 57th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenue, New York. The Red Parrot was a huge, block sized club and it actually had parrots in cages at the club and at times featured a Big Band Orchestra. It was to be the one and only time I would ever see Papa James perfom but that night was one big................GAS.