Past Student: Vin Gordon aka Don D Jr
- George
- Aug 4
- 1 min read
Vin Gordon (b. 4 Aug 1949) grew up in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica as one of eight children. He went to Kingston's Alpha Boys School, where he learned to play trombone and string bass. He began his career in 1964 with The Skatalites and later became the main trombonist of Studio One.
At Studio One, Vin Gordon met Lee Perry and played with many reggae artists during the rock steady years. He played on records by B.B. Seaton, The Heptones, Bob Andy, Keith Hudson and on Bob Marley's albums such as Kaya and Exodus.
A solo album was produced by Lee Perry in 1973 (Musical Bones), which was originally released on Dip in the UK on blank labels in 300 copies only.
