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Kenneth Lloyd Khouri (1917 – 20 September 2003) was a pioneering Jamaican record producer and founder of , the first recording studio in Jamaica, which was sold to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong record label in 1981. He is credited by reggae historians for the birth of rocksteady in the 1960s. Rocksteady later mixed with Jamaican mento, a genre in which Khouri also had a pioneering role, leading to the creation of reggae music.

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  • Kenneth Lloyd Khouri (1917 – 20 September 2003) was a pioneering Jamaican record producer and founder of , the first recording studio in Jamaica, which was sold to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong record label in 1981. He is credited by reggae historians for the birth of rocksteady in the 1960s. Rocksteady later mixed with Jamaican mento, a genre in which Khouri also had a pioneering role, leading to the creation of reggae music. Khouri signed American singer Johnny Nash to record Jamaican music, producing his first international hit "Hold Me Tight", which went on to sell six million copies globally and has been credited with first putting reggae in the American listener charts. He also produced Nash's biggest hit in the UK "Tears on my Pillow", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in July 1975 for one week. (en)
  • Ken Khouri, właśc. Kenneth Lloyd Khouri (ur. 1917 w regionie Saint Mary, zm. 20 września 2003 w Kingston) – jamajski producent muzyczny, założyciel pierwszej na wyspie wytwórni płytowej Records Limited (od roku 1957 Federal Records). (pl)
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  • Ken Khouri, właśc. Kenneth Lloyd Khouri (ur. 1917 w regionie Saint Mary, zm. 20 września 2003 w Kingston) – jamajski producent muzyczny, założyciel pierwszej na wyspie wytwórni płytowej Records Limited (od roku 1957 Federal Records). (pl)
  • Kenneth Lloyd Khouri (1917 – 20 September 2003) was a pioneering Jamaican record producer and founder of , the first recording studio in Jamaica, which was sold to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong record label in 1981. He is credited by reggae historians for the birth of rocksteady in the 1960s. Rocksteady later mixed with Jamaican mento, a genre in which Khouri also had a pioneering role, leading to the creation of reggae music. (en)
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