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Max Romeo
Maxwell Livingston Smith worked on a sugar plantation for four years from the
age of 14 before moving to Kingston to start a career in music. Changing his
name to Max Romeo, the young musician earned himself a following as a renowned
reggae artist. He started out with The Emotions, whilst still a salesman for the
Jamaican Caltone label, before becoming part of The Upsetters, the house band
used by producer reggae Lee 'Scratch' Perry on many of his productions.
In 1968 Romeo had a breakthrough as a solo artist with the single 'Wet Dream';
the track became a hit in Jamaica and t...
