CONTACTS &
INFOS
Label : Baco Records
Booking contacts : ben@bacomusic.fr / teranga@bacomusic.fr / clement@bacomusic.fr
Nationality : Jamaica
Available on tour : Summer + Oct/Nov 2025
BIOGRAPHY
Clinton Fearon is a composer, songwriter, singer and player of instruments since his early teens. Born in Jamaica, Clinton became the bassist, vocalist and lyricist of the mythic Gladiators at the age of 19. He spent 18 years with the band and signed several songs for The Gladiators, hits and classics like Chatty Chatty Mouth, Richman Poorman, On The Other Side, Can You Imagine How I Feel, Let Jah Be Praised, One Love, Untrue Girl, and more.
Clinton Fearon was also a session musician for different studio in Jamaica, including with producers Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s at Black Ark, but also at Chanel One, Aquarius, Harry J, Randy’s, etc. In these studios, Clinton Fearon composed some everlasting bass lines for well-known artists like Yabby You, Jimmy Riley, Max Romeo Junior Byles... After leaving Jamaica in 1987, Clinton Fearon started a new career in Seattle. Him and some of the musicians of The Gladiators took advantage of the extra time remaining on their visa, at the end of the US tour, to start a band in the Northwest : The Defenders. The band built a good fanbase in the area until they split after five years. Clinton Fearon finally formed his own band in the mid 90s with local musicians in Seattle : Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band. For his European tours, he has teamed up with another backing band, The Riddim Source, since 2019. It was an instant hit, so much so that they recorded his next albums together in France. Clinton Fearon recorded fifteen albums under his own name and travels the world with this impressive repertoire. He performs at major festivals on every continent, from the United States (Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Reggae On The River, National Folk Festival, Festival International de Louisiane, Houston International Festival, Salmonstock, Ithaca Reggae Festival, etc.), in Canada (Latin Caribbean Festival, Victoria Ska Reggae Festival, World Beat Festival, etc. ), Europe (WOMAD, Rototom Sunsplash, Garance Reggae Festival, Printemps de Bourges, Stimmen Festival, Celtic Connection, etc.), Brazil (Virada Cultural, Republica Do Reggae, World Music Festival, Feira de Santana, etc.), Africa (Kenya and Ivory Coast), and other countries (Peru, Honduras, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, etc.). He also collaborates with numerous artists such as Alpha Blondy, Mike Love, Rising Tide, Naya Rockers, Havana meets Kingston, The Movement, Manjul, The Emeterians... After a fine acoustic album in 2024 (“Survival Vibration”, an exclusive duet with the talented guitarist Kubix), Clinton Fearon is already back with “Jah is Love” (June 6, 2025), recorded with The Riddim Source, and Danakil's brass section on some tracks! Every Clinton Fearon song is a powerful message from the heart of a man who dedicates his life to making the world a better place. His songs, often political, are nonetheless fundamentally warm, carried by a faith in humanity and love that seems unshakeable. With his relentless bass lines, chiselled music and poetry, he opens up reggae to a wider audience who simply love his beautiful songs.
