Brigadier Jerry, born Robert Russell on September 28, 1957 in Kingston, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae deejay whose lyrics are strictly roots & culture. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/subdivisions/twelvetribes.shtml Rastafarian branch, Briggy (as he is affectionately called) often chats verses directly from the Bible, and preaches against the evils of slackness in dancehall music when performing. He attributes his unique pattern to melding together the styles of a few artists who came before him, including U-Roy, Prince Jazzbo, Big Youth, and Dennis Alcapone. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070325/ent/ent2.html Jerry first touched the microphone as a young man performing stand-up comedy, but quickly switched to deejaying when invited by area sound men. By the mid-1970s, Briggy was performing regularly over two prominent reggae sound systems in Jamaica: JahL

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