Professor Nuts
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Professor Nuts (born Carl Wellington September 8, 1961) is a Jamaican dancehall singer.
[edit] History and Recordings
Professor Nuts was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is known for the important role he played in Jamaican music. He was one of the first Jamaican artists that combined comedy, social commentary and music.
He started out as a dancer called Disco Nuts. After being inspired by the music of roots reggae artist Nicodemus in 1979, he started to write his own lyrics. Because of his clever and comical style, some friends gave him the name Professor Nuts. The first stage show he performed was at the reggae carnival at Cinema 2 in 1985.
Over the years he did not release a lot of records. In 1991 his first and only album called "Make it Again" was released. One of Professor Nuts' best known songs, In A De Bus, is on this album. Other known songs are Nuttn' Ah Gwan Fada, Satan Strong, Fish & Festival, Funny Guy, God Damn It and Don't (these songs have mostly been released on dancehall compilation records).
[edit] Rumors
Professor Nuts gained more popularity when Fensler Films released some movie clips mocking the GI-Joe PSA's. One of the movie clips, a clip called "reggae", contains a sample of a dancehall song. Rumours say that the sample has been extracted from the Professor Nuts song In A De Bus. This is not the case.
[edit] External links
- Gleaner Interview Interview Part 1
- Gleaner Interview Interview Part 2
- Professor Nuts @ All Music Guide
- Fensler Films' GI Joe PSA called "Reggae" @ Youtube.com
