Born in London, Calton came to Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of five, when his parents returned to their native country. There he learned the Jamaican style made popular by Eric Monty Morris and Bob Marley, and the R & B from the likes of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Chuck Jackson and Marvin Gaye, although his first singing inspiration came from Paul Anka. Coffie came to the United States in 1973. He served eight years in the U.S. Army before leaving it to pursue his dream of...
Born in London, Calton came to Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of five, when his parents returned to their native country. There he learned the Jamaican style made popular by Eric Monty Morris and Bob Marley, and the R & B from the likes of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Chuck Jackson and Marvin Gaye, although his first singing inspiration came from Paul Anka. Coffie came to the United States in 1973. He served eight years in the U.S. Army before leaving it to pursue his dream of a professional music career. During the next two decades, he recorded eight albums, earned numerous gold and platinum albums and singles, and set international chart records. Following his 1993 Grammy Award for "Bad Boys," he was again nominated for the album "Reggae Dancer" in 1994. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon and travel between Jamaica and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
For info on booking Calton Coffie please contact: Craig Rhodes, C.R. Entertainment, Inc. Phone: 305-407-8470 Mobile: 754-245-4934 P.O. Box 800313 Miami, FL 33280 www.crentertainment.com
Management: Debbie Allen Tel: 954-981-5887 Mobile: 954-562-2135 Fax: 954-966-3663 ReggaeRhythmsNow@aol.com PO Box 814826 Hollywood, FL 33081-4826 email: reggaerhythmsnow@aol.com Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide RAW 1965 for press kit, digital images, Music and/or to arrange an interview. Further album and career details, and song previews may also be found on the internet: www.caltoncoffie.com & www.myspace.com/caltoncoffie .
.. .. .. CALTON COFFIE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Born in London and raised in Kingston, Jamaica; immigrated to the United States in 1973. Wrote and recorded his first song, "Freedom," in 1975. It has been rerecorded for his new album, "Hot Cup of Calton Coffie." Won the 1976 New York Reggae Festival song competition with his song "World Festivity." Lead vocalist, writer, co-writer, percussionist, keyboard and/or producer on 10 albums: "One Way" 1987 "Identified" 1989 "Black Roses" 1990 "Bad to the Bone" 1992 "Bad Boys" 1993 (Atlantic) "Reggae Dancer" 1994 (Big Beat Records) "Scandal" 1998 (Gator Records) "Reggae Xmas on the Beach" 1999 (Gator Records) "Bad Boys 2000" "Hot Cup of Calton Coffie" 2003 (Studio A Records) Signed with Atlantic Records in 1992 as part of Inner Circle. Recorded "Bad Boys" in 1993, selling more than six million copies worldwide. Appeared on Billboard charts with "Bad Boys" for more than 140 weeks. Co-writer and lead vocalist on the 1993 Grammy Award-winning Best Reggae Album, "Bad Boys." Co-writer and lead vocalist on the 1994 Grammy Award-nominated Album, "Reggae Dancer," which sold 500,000 copies in Japan the first week following its release. Lead vocalist on the internationally syndicated television show, "Cops." Provided lead vocals on the 2002 box office hit, "Minority Report," starring Tom Cruise. Lead vocalist on the 1995 box office hit, "Bad Boys," starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Lead vocalist of the song, "Summer Jammin’" featured in the 1994 movie Beverly Hills Cop III, starring Eddie Murphy. Lead vocalist, percussionist and keyboard on six hit albums for the Reggae group, Inner Circle. Recipient of four stars from Billboard Magazine for composing and co- producing the song, "Black Roses," which was very successful in Latin America, reaching No. 5 on the Brazilian charts. Lead vocalist on the No. 8 Billboard hit, "Sweat A La La La Long." Lead vocalist on four Platinum and 15 Gold albums, and six Platinum and nine Gold singles worldwide. Set record for the most-played single ever in Germany. Co-wrote and provided vocals for the song "Amor Mio," for Latin artist Mangu’s album "Calle Luna Calle Sol." Recording and mixing engineer for Dr. Paul Productions to include mixing Dr. Paul’s "Snowflakes Christmas CD, Diana King, Beenie Man, Elephantman, Bounty Killer, Alleycat and others.
Photo credits to my lovely photographer Suki Finnerty for performance photos. Thanks Suki
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