Editing Lee "Scratch" Perry (section)

== Early life ==
Rainford Hugh Perry was born on 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica, in the parish of [[Hanover Parish|Hanover]], the third child of Ina Davis and Henry Perry.<ref name=":1"/> His mother had strong African traditions originating from her [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] ancestry that she passed on to her son.<ref name=":1" /> His parents were both laborers, but his father later became a professional dancer.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

Lee left school at age 15 and lived in [[Hanover, Jamaica|Hanover]], working as a labourer to help build the first road in [[Negril]].<ref name="Gavin">{{cite web |last1=Gavin |first1=Francesca |title=Lee "Scratch" Perry: Mirror Master Futures Yard |url=https://www.swissinstitute.net/press/lee-scratch-perry-mirror-master-futures-yard-2/ |website=[[Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York]] |access-date=4 November 2024 |date=16 October 2020}}</ref> He eventually wound up in [[Clarendon, Jamaica|Clarendon]] where he got into the dance and music scene and earned the nickname "The Neat Little Thing". Lee later moved to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] after experiencing a mystical connection to stones ("When the stones clash, I hear like the thunder clash... and I hear words... These words send me to Kingston. Kingston means King's Stone, the Son of the King... the stone that I was throwing in Negril send me to King Stone for my graduation.") where he apprenticed at [[Studio One (record label)|Studio One]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/lee-scratch-perry-reggae-pioneer-set-to-burn-the-mother-down/Content?oid=2522708|title=Lee "Scratch" Perry, Reggae Pioneer, Set to Burn the Mother Down|last=Harty|first=Hilary|website=San Antonio Current|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref>