Artist:Morgan Heritage
Song:Down By the River
Album:Down By the River
Morgan Heritage is a reggae group made up of several children of legendary singer Denroy Morgan. Morgan moved to the US in 1965 so all 29 of his children grew up in Brooklyn, NY. The leader of Morgan Heritage is Peter "Peetah" Morgan. He seems to be lead singer and writes and produces most of the songs. Other members are Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan and Mammalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. After performing at the 1994 Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica, Morgan Heritage signed with MCA Records and released the album Miracles. After Morgan Heritage told MCA that the album was too pop oriented, they moved to Jamaica to work with Jamaican producers. They signed with the US based reggae label VP Records. They recorded for VP until 2013. Down By the River is one of their more popular songs and it's from the 2001 album More Teachings... Morgan Heritage wrote the song with legendary Jamaican producer Coxsone Dodd and Dodd produced. You can get it on this various artists budget comp. Morgan Heritage continued to have success mostly through constant touring. They were regulars on the summer festival circuit. They went on hiatus in 2008 and returned with the 2013 album Here Come the Kings. They left VP and have since recorded for their own label, most recently in 2019. Peter Morgan died in Feb. 2024. It is not yet known if Morgan Heritage will continue. Roy Morgan lives in Nashville and has recorded solo. So he could take over the band. But their Facebook page has been taken private. That's not a good sign. But I don't think a decision has been made. Here's Morgan Heritage performing Down By the River on BBC Radio 1 Xtra 2013.
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