Just 17 when he cut his first singles in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1972, and still a teenager when he released his first album, the epochal None Shall Escape, Johnny Clarke swiftly established himself among the key militant dread artists of his generation.
 
Hits “Move Out of Babylon Rastaman,” “None Shall Escape The Judgement” and “Enter Into His Gates With Praise” remain reggae playlist favorites today, while his catalog since that time bristles with scores of further roots classics.