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Jackie Opel

Dalton Sinclair Bishop, better known as Jackie Opel, was a Barbadian singer who possessed a rich, powerful voice with a high octave range. He was known as the "Jackie Wilson of Barbadian culture" and was also a gifted dancer. Bishop was born in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Discography (selected)
United States • You Gotta Cry / Shelter The Storm ~ MGM K13391 (1965) Note: ‘You Gotta Cry’ is actually in fact ‘Cry Me A River’ renamed to avoid confusion with the Julie London standard. United Kingdom • TV in Jamaica / Worrell's Captaincy ~ Jump Up 512 (1963) • "You're No Good" / King Liges ~ Black Swan 421 (1964) • Stand by Me (with Hortense Ellis) / Solid Rock ~ R & B 138 (1964) • Pity The Fool / The Day Will Come ~ R & B 160 (1964) • Cry Me A River / Eternal Love ~ King 1011 (1964) • Wipe Those Tears / Don't Take Your Love ~ Island 203 (1965) • Go Whey / Shelter In The Storm ~ Island 209 (1965) • Old Rocking Chair / Ska In Vienna Woods (by Skatalites) ~ Island 229 (1965) • Done With A Friend / More Wood In The Fire ~ Ska Beat 190 (1965) • The Lord Is with Thee / A Little More ~ Ska Beat 227 (1965) • Welcome Home / You & I (with Doreen Schaeffer) ~ Ska Beat 208 (1965) • Adorable You / New Vow (with Doreen Schaeffer) ~ Ska Beat 209 (1965) • A Love To Share / Devoted To You ~ Island 264 (1966) • I Am What I am / Devil's Bug ~ Rio 117 (1966) • I Don't Want Her / Rudie Get Wise ~ Rio 120 (1967) • Valley of Green / Hungry Man (by The Deacons) ~ Top Deck 101 (1990?) Compact disc • "The Best Of Jackie Opel" (Studio One) • "Cry Me A River" (Studio One) • "A Love To Share: Top Sounds From Top Deck, Vol. 2" (Westside) Split release with Ferdie Nelson • "The Memorable Jackie Opel" (Select-O-Hits) Spouge recordings Compilations The Vow (with Doreen Schaffer) & Old Rocking Chair from "Foundation Ska" (Heartbeat) • Push Wood & Sit Down Servant from "Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Years" (Heartbeat) Later reissued as "Go Ska Go" (Heartbeat) • You Send Me from "Gaz Mayall Top! Ska Tunes" (Trojan) • Push Wood from "It's Ska Time: 20 original Ska Classics" (Charly) • The Mill Man & A Time To Cry (both backed by The Wailers) from "Wailers & Friends: Top Hits Sung By The Legends of Jamaican Ska" (Heartbeat) • I Am What I Am, Done With A Friend & The Lord Is With Me from "I Am Going Home: 25 Classic Ska Shots" (bootleg) • Pictures Of Smoke from "Ska-ntastic: Vintage Jamaican Ska 1963-66" (Richmond) • ''You're Too Bad'' from "Studio One Rude Boy" (Soul Jazz) • I Love Jamaica from "Trojan Jamaica Box Set" (Trojan) • Tears From My Eyes from "Ska Non Stop: Top Sounds From Top Deck, Vol. 8" (Westside) • Turn To The Almighty (Take 1), Turn To The Almighty (Take 2) & Sometimes I Wonder from "Ska Down Jamaica Way: Ska Boo Da Ba, Vol. 2" (WSM) == Legacy ==
Legacy
• An amphitheatre at the centre of the Barbados General Post Office was commemorated in Opel's name. == External links ==
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