in 1997]] Clancy Eccles (9 December 1940, Dean Pen, Jamaica ? 30 June 2005, Spanish Town, Jamaica) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. Career Son of a tailor and builder, Eccles spent his childhood in the countryside of the parish of Saint Mary. He used to regularly attend church, and he became influenced by spiritual singing. In his late teens, he moved to Ocho Rios, where he performed at night in various shows, with artists such as The Blues Busters, Higgs & Wilson and Buster Brown. He moved to Kingston in 1959, where he started his singing career. He first recorded for Coxsone Dodd, who noticed him at a talent show. Eccles had a Jamaican hit in 1961 with the early ska song "Freedom", which was recorded in 1959. It was one of the first Jamaican songs with socially-orie

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