Duke Reid - Quiz
  • 1. What was Duke Reid's full birth name?
A) Arthur Duke Reid
B) Arthur Reginald Reid
C) George Arthur Reid
D) Duke William Reid
  • 2. What honor was posthumously awarded to Duke Reid on 15 October 2007?
A) Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander
B) Commander of the British Empire
C) Member of the British Empire
D) Order of Jamaica
  • 3. In what year did Duke Reid pass away?
A) 1970
B) 1965
C) 1975
D) 1980
  • 4. What was the name of the sound system run by Duke Reid in the 1950s?
A) Downbeat Sound System
B) Trojan Sound System
C) Reid's Sound System
D) Treasure Isle Sound System
  • 5. What nickname was Duke Reid known by in relation to his sound system?
A) The King
B) The Magistrate
C) The Trojan
D) The Enforcer
  • 6. Which record label was founded by Reid in the 1960s, named after his liquor store?
A) High Note
B) Dutchess
C) Treasure Isle
D) Studio One
  • 7. Where was Duke Reid born?
A) Kingston, Jamaica
B) Portland, Jamaica
C) Bond Street, Jamaica
D) Pink Lane, Jamaica
  • 8. How many years did Duke Reid serve as a Jamaican police officer?
A) Twenty years
B) Five years
C) Ten years
D) Fifteen years
  • 9. What was the name of Duke Reid's wife who ran the family business with him?
A) Cynthia
B) My Mother
C) Lucille
D) Sonia
  • 10. What was the address of The Treasure Isle Grocery and Liquor Store?
A) 15 Portland Avenue
B) Pink Lane
C) 95 Kingston Road
D) 33 Bond Street
  • 11. Which sound system did Duke Reid quickly overtake in popularity in Kingston?
A) High Note
B) Downbeat
C) Studio One
D) Tom the Great Sebastian
  • 12. What was the name of the radio show sponsored and presented by Duke Reid?
A) Treasure Isle Time
B) Ska and Rocksteady
C) Bond Street Blues
D) The Trojan Hour
  • 13. Which song was chosen by Duke Reid as his theme tune?
A) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
B) "Duke's Tune" by U-Roy
C) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
D) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
  • 14. Which American artist was a noticeable influence on the early Reid sound?
A) Tab Smith
B) Fats Domino
C) U-Roy
D) Dennis Alcapone
  • 15. Where did Reid set up his own recording studio after moving from Pink Lane?
A) In Portland
B) At the police station
C) Above the Bond Street store
D) At Studio One
  • 16. What alternate spelling did Duke Reid use for one of his record labels?
A) Duchess
B) Trojan
C) Highnote
D) Dutchess
  • 17. What weapons did Duke Reid famously carry with him in the studio?
A) Crossbows
B) His pistols and a rifle
C) A sword and a shield
D) A knife and a baton
  • 18. What musical genres did Reid specialize in producing during the 1960s?
A) Ska and rocksteady
B) Jazz and blues only
C) Calypso and mento
D) Roots reggae and dancehall
  • 19. How did Duke Reid's record lengths generally compare to his rivals?
A) His records were much shorter
B) They were exactly the same length
C) They varied randomly
D) His records were considerably longer
  • 20. How long did Duke Reid's tunes often break the barrier for?
A) Five minutes
B) Three minutes
C) Two minutes
D) Four minutes
  • 21. What outfit did Duke Reid wear at toasting battles?
A) A business suit and a fedora
B) A tuxedo and top hat
C) A long ermine cloak and a gilt crown
D) A police uniform and a helmet
  • 22. What did Duke Reid use to bring the crowd under control if things got out of hand at dances?
A) Shouting through a megaphone
B) Turning off the power
C) Calling the police force
D) Firing his shotgun in the air
  • 23. What was Duke Reid's initial opinion of ska?
A) He invented it
B) He loved it from the very first moment
C) He initially disliked it for being too simple
D) He considered it a form of jazz
  • 24. Who was the music historian who stated that Reid's ska productions 'epitomized the absolute peak of the style'?
A) Jackie Jackson
B) Colin Larkin
C) Justin Hinds
D) Brent Dowe
  • 25. Who was Duke Reid's fierce, mutual professional rival starting in the late 1950s?
A) U-Roy
B) Sonia Pottinger
C) Tab Smith
D) Coxsone Dodd
  • 26. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's competing sound system?
A) Trojan
B) Downbeat
C) High Note
D) Reid's Sound System
  • 27. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's record label that competed with Treasure Isle?
A) Treasure Isle Time
B) Dutchess
C) Blue Beat
D) Studio One
  • 28. What musical trend in the 1970s contributed to the reduction of releases from Treasure Isle?
A) Heavy metal
B) Rastafarian influenced roots reggae
C) Traditional jazz revival
D) Disco
  • 29. What type of lyrics did Duke Reid forbid from being recorded in his studio?
A) Rasta lyrics
B) Love songs
C) Instrumental tracks
D) Political commentary
  • 30. Who was the protégé of Duke Reid that noticed his boss appeared unwell and recommended a doctor?
A) Brent Dowe
B) Dennis Alcapone
C) U-Roy
D) Justin Hinds
  • 31. What illness was diagnosed when Duke Reid finally saw a doctor?
A) Cancer
B) Severe influenza
C) Heart disease
D) Tuberculosis
  • 32. To whom did Duke Reid sell Treasure Isle?
A) Justin Hinds
B) Sonia Pottinger
C) Jackie Jackson
D) Coxsone Dodd
  • 33. What was the name of the record label already owned by Sonia Pottinger before she bought Treasure Isle?
A) High Note Records
B) Dutchess Records
C) Studio One
D) Downbeat Records
  • 34. What official role did Duke Reid maintain for a while after selling his label?
A) Sound system operator
B) Radio presenter
C) Magistrate
D) Police officer
  • 35. Which toaster did Duke Reid work with in the early 1970s?
A) Tab Smith
B) U-Roy
C) Fats Domino
D) Colin Larkin
  • 36. What kind of trucks were British-made and possibly the namesake for Duke Reid's nickname 'The Trojan'?
A) Trojan trucks
B) Morris trucks
C) Austin trucks
D) Bedford trucks
  • 37. What genre was Duke Reid a fan of 'at heart' despite his later work in ska and rocksteady?
A) Punk rock
B) Country and western
C) Jazz and blues
D) Classical
  • 38. How did Duke Reid's studio attendance compare to his counterparts?
A) He rarely ever visited the studio
B) He only visited the studio on weekends
C) He refused to enter the studio
D) He made a concerted effort to be in the studio as much as possible
  • 39. What was Duke Reid known as regarding his musical production style?
A) A sloppy experimenter
B) A minimalist
C) A perfectionist
D) A novice
  • 40. What specific sonic elements did Duke Reid have a knack for adding to his recordings?
A) Live animal noises
B) Symphonic sounds
C) Heavy electronic synthesizer beats
D) Spoken word comedy routines
  • 41. Who was the singer of The Melodians who commented on the rivalry between Reid and Dodd?
A) Stranger Cole
B) Brent Dowe
C) Alton Ellis
D) Justin Hinds
  • 42. Which of the following artists recorded hits with Duke Reid?
A) Bob Marley
B) Jimmy Cliff
C) Toots Hibbert
D) The Techniques
  • 43. Which group recorded with Duke Reid alongside Alton Ellis?
A) The Flames
B) The Wailers
C) The Skatalites
D) The Maytals
  • 44. Which group, alongside Justin Hinds, had a long string of hits with Reid?
A) The Pioneers
B) The Heptones
C) The Gaylads
D) The Dominoes
  • 45. Which vocal group recorded 'The Paragons' hits under Duke Reid?
A) The Ethiopians
B) The Paragons
C) The Mighty Diamonds
D) The Inner Circle
  • 46. Which band name is listed as having a long string of hits with Reid alongside the Melodians?
A) The Abyssinians
B) The Jamaicans
C) The Cimarons
D) The Gladiators
  • 47. What was the name of the rhythm section for Treasure Isle Records whose members were interviewed on Kool 97 FM?
A) Coxsone Dodd, Tom the Great Sebastian and Lenford Pottinger
B) U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone and Justin Hinds
C) Jackie Jackson, Paul Douglas and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan
D) Brent Dowe, Alton Ellis and Stranger Cole
  • 48. What was Sonia Pottinger's relationship to Lenford Pottinger?
A) She was his sister
B) She was his daughter
C) She was his widow
D) She was his business partner only
  • 49. Which vaguely Rasta-influenced oddity was recorded by Duke Reid to maintain his high profile?
A) "Treasure Isle Time" theme
B) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
C) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
D) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
  • 50. Which DJ's toasting was recorded by Duke Reid in the 1970s?
A) Jackie Jackson
B) Tom the Great Sebastian
C) Tab Smith
D) Dennis Alcapone
  • 51. What is the time period associated with 'Gems From Treasure Isle'?
A) 1967-1972
B) 1966-1968
C) 1960-1965
D) 1973-1975
  • 52. In what year was 'Ba Ba Boom Duke Reid' released by Trojan Records?
A) 1994
B) 1995
C) 1992
D) 1982
  • 53. Which label released 'Version Affair Vol 01' in 1992?
A) Heartbeat Records
B) Lagoon
C) Trojan Records
D) Studio One
  • 54. Where did the concert featuring Sir Coxsone and Duke Reid take place?
A) Treasure Isle
B) Studio One
C) Forresters Hall
D) Trojan Studio
  • 55. What type of release is 'The Treasure Isle Story'?
A) Cassette tape
B) Single
C) 4-CD box set
D) Double LP
  • 56. What is the release year of the Trojan Records version of 'Soul To Soul DJ's Choice' listed in the text?
A) 1992
B) 1994
C) 1995
D) 1973
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