Dennis Seaton
| Dennis Seaton | |
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Dennis Seaton performing in 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis Michael Seaton |
| Also known as | Musical Youth, Musical Man |
| Born |
2 March 1967 Birmingham, UK |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Reggae, soul, R&B, bubblegum pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, composer, music arranger |
| Years active |
1979–1985 2001–present |
| Labels | 021 Records (1981–1982) MCA Records (1982–1985) |
Dennis Michael Seaton (born 2 March 1967) is a Grammy–nominated British Jamaican soul and R&B recording artist and record producer, best known as the frontman of the British Jamaican reggae band Musical Youth.
Seaton first found fame as a member of Musical Youth. Friends Kelvin Grant, his older brother Michael Grant, Patrick Waite, and his younger brother Freddie Waite formed the group in 1979 while at Duddeston Manor School with Patrick and Freddie's father Frederick, a former member of The Techniques. They played gigs at local talent show and across the United Kingdom.
Waite senior was soon replaced by Seaton and the group performed on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, where they performed two of their own songs: "Political" and "Generals". MCA Records signed them in late 1981.
In the middle of 1982, 15-year-old Seaton and the group released the hit single "Pass the Dutchie" (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song "Pass the Kouchie"), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot. The single was highly successful, topping the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The band were the first black artists to be played on MTV. They followed this up with the debut album, The Youth of Today, released worldwide on 22 October 1982. In 1984, Seaton was nominated for the Best newcomer Grammy Award with his band Musical Youth, but lost to Culture Club.
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