Linton Kwesi Johnson (born Aug. 24, 1952) is a Jamaican dub-reggae artist who adopted the moniker Poet and the Roots for the 1978 Front Line release Dread Beat an’ Blood, followed by four Island albums through 1984 under his full name. Background Linton Kwesi Johnson was born Linton Johnson on Aug. 24, 1952, in Chapelton, […]
Linton Kwesi Johnson
