Leslie Kong had no musical training, couldn't read music, and ran an ice cream shop on Orange Street Kingston. He also discovered Bob Marley's first recording session, launched Jimmy Cliff's career, produced the first Jamaican record to top the UK Singles Chart, and built a music empire that shaped reggae's international future — before dying at thirty-seven after ignoring a warning that became the most debated story in Jamaican music history. This episode tells the full story of Beverley's Records and the man at its center. From the History of the Caribbean series.
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