Editing Augustus Pablo (section)

== Biography ==
He was born in [[Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica|St. Andrew]], Jamaica, and learned to play the organ at the Kingston College School, where a girl lent him a melodica. He also met [[Herman Chin Loy]], who after working at his cousin [[Leslie Kong]]'s Beverley's record shop, had set up his own Aquarius store in [[Half Way Tree]]. Swaby recorded several tracks, including "Higgi Higgi", "East of the River Nile", "Song of the East" and "The Red Sea" between 1971 and 1973, for Chin-Loy's Aquarius Records.<ref name="Larkin">[[Larkin, Colin]] (1988). ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae''. Virgin Books. {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}.</ref> Chin Loy had previously used the name Augustus Pablo generically for keyboard instrumentals recorded by [[Lloyd Charmers]] and [[Glen Adams]],<ref name="Barrow">[[Barrow, Steve]]; Dalton, Peter (1997) ''Reggae: The Rough Guide''. Rough Guides. {{ISBN|1-85828-247-0}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/augpablo/augpablo.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621011723/http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/augpablo/augpablo.htm|archive-date=21 June 2013|title=Article: In memory of... Augustus Pablo|publisher=Reggae Vibes Productions|author=Teacher & Mr. T.}}</ref> and Swaby took the name for this recording.

He soon joined Now Generation ([[Mikey Chung]]'s band) and played keyboard with them while his friend [[Clive Chin]] began his own career as a record producer. Pablo and Chin recorded "Java" (1972) together<ref name="Larkin" /> after Pablo quit Now Generation. He has recorded with Chin and Chin's uncle, [[Leonard Chin]], and [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]]. Pablo formed the labels Hot Stuff, Message and Rockers (named after his brother's [[Sound system (DJ)|soundsystem]], Rockers). Pablo's 1974 album ''[[This Is Augustus Pablo]]'' was recorded with Clive and Pat Chin. This was followed by a collaboration with [[King Tubby]] in their 1975's ''[[Ital Dub]]''.

Pablo produced a number of songs in the 1970s, including "Black Star Liner" (with [[Fred Locks]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Greene |first=Jo-Ann |title=Augustus Pablo Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/augustus-pablo-mn0000052151#biography}}</ref> He has also worked with [[Dillinger (musician)|Dillinger]], [[I-Roy]], [[Jacob Miller (musician)|Jacob Miller]], [[The Immortals (band)|the Immortals]], [[Paul Blackman]], [[Earl Sixteen]], [[Roman Stewart]], [[Lacksley Castell]], [[the Heptones]], [[Bob Marley]], [[Delroy Wilson]], [[Junior Delgado]], [[Horace Andy]] and [[Freddy McKay]].

With Jacob Miller, he recorded "Baby I Love You So" in 1974. Pablo's [[Dub music|dub]] version of the song, titled "[[King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (song)|King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown]]", was mixed by sound engineer King Tubby. It was named the 266th greatest song of all time by ''[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=16 February 2024 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/augustus-pablo-king-tubbys-meets-rockers-uptown-1225072/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

Pablo later released a few LPs, including ''[[King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown]]'' (1976) and [[Hugh Mundell]]'s ''Africa Must Be Free by 1983''. This was followed by ''[[East of the River Nile]]'' (1978), ''[[Original Rockers]]'' (1979) and another album, ''[[Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Firehouse]]''. In 1980, he appeared on the soundtrack of the documentary ''[[D.O.A. (1980 film)|DOA]]''. He released ''[[Rising Sun (Augustus Pablo album)|Rising Sun]]'' in 1986. He also toured throughout the world, recording a live album in Tokyo in 1987.

In 1997, he played melodica on [[Primal Scream]]'s single "[[Star (Primal Scream song)|Star]]".<ref>{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Sendra |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/star-mw0001011135 |title=Star - Primal Scream &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1997-06-16 |access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

Augustus Pablo died as a result of a collapsed lung on 18 May 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elrockers.org/disco/records/the_definitive_augustus_pablo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218163300/http://www.elrockers.org/disco/records/the_definitive_augustus_pablo.html|archive-date=18 February 2012|title=Augustus Pablo & Various Artists&nbsp;– The Definitive Augustus Pablo |access-date=8 January 2010 |last=Masouri |first=John |quote=He died in a Kingston hospital on Wednesday may 19th 1999 after being admitted the previous week with a collapsed lung and spending the interim period on a life support system.|publisher=elrockers.org}}</ref> He had been suffering for some time from the nerve disorder [[myasthenia gravis]].<ref>Pareles, Jon (20 May 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/20/arts/augusto-pablo-46-musician-helped-shape-reggae-s-sound.html Augusto Pablo, 46, Musician; Helped Shape Reggae's Sound]. ''[[The New York Times]]'' (Arts).</ref>