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Bob Andy was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and producer born on October 28, 1944, in Kingston, Jamaica. He began his career with the group The Blinders, formed with a childhood friend. After several line-up changes, The Blinders evolved, but Bob Andy left the group in 1965 to pursue a solo career, recording the hit “I’ve Got to Go Back Home” in 1966, which became an anthem for Jamaicans. As a songwriter, he worked with various artists and achieved success with his collaboration with Marcia Griffiths, notably their 1970 recording of Nina Simone's "Young, Gifted and Black," which sold 500,000 copies in the UK and Europe. In the mid-seventies, he served as the A&R manager for Tropical Soundtracs and was instrumental in efforts to establish a Caribbean Copyright Organisation. Bob Andy took a five-year break from music from 1978 to 1983 to focus on acting, appearing in several theatre productions and starring in the 1979 Jamaican feature film "Children Of Babylon." In November 1987, he became the A&R and Promotions Director for Tuff Gong, the company founded by Bob Marley. Throughout his career, he received numerous accolades, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Rockers Magazine in 1989 and the Canadian Reggae Music Awards in 1991. In 1997, he was named one of music’s “Living Legends” at the Reggae

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