King Sporty

b. Noel Williams, c.1945, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. King Sporty was one of the first DJs to record with Coxsone Dodd at Studio One, where he chanted over Delroy Wilson's ‘Feel Good All Over' and ‘I'm Not A King', the latter of which enjoyed an enormous revival through Cocoa Tea's 1997 remake of the song. King Sporty also provided the DJ version of the Heptones' classic ‘Choice Of Music', which has since become a much sought-after collector's item. By the early 70s King Sporty had relocated to Miami where he continued to be involved in the music. He linked up with the TK ...