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NITTY GRITTY
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Personal Data:

Born:	1957	(Kingston, Jamaica, as Glen Augustus Holness)
Died:	24.06.1991	(shot dead)

Appearances:

ex	The Soulites

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Run Down The World	13.10.2003	Black Arrow
2.	Turbo Charge	04.06.2007	Jammy$
3.	Musical Confrontation & King Kong	04.06.2007	Dynamic
4.	Nitty Gritty	30.07.2007	Music Master
5.	Tribute To Nitty Gritty: Trial & Crosses	23.06.2008	VP
6.	Tenor Saw Meets Nitty Gritty & Tenor Saw	09.09.2008	VP
7.	General Penitentiary	30.03.2011	Dug Out

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Excuse Me	20.03.2006	Jamdown
2.	Hog In A Minty (Tempo Rhythm)	12.06.2006	Jammy$
3.	Run Down The World (Run Down The World Rhythm)	12.06.2006	Jammy$
4.	False Alarm	02.10.2006	Jammy$
5.	Loving Feelings	11.12.2006	Twin Bros
6.	Use To Be My Lover	18.12.2006	Time 1
7.	See Dem De (Lick Him Kill Him) (Shank I Sheck Rhythm) / Meriam	25.12.2006	Thriller Music
8.	Soloman	29.01.2007	Volcano
9.	General Penitentiary / Penitentiary Dub	10.03.2008	Victory
10.	How You A Go Cross	10.03.2008	Black Roots
11.	Hog In A Minty / Run Down The World	11.08.2008	Greensleeves
12.	Hip Hop Jazz Of 90's Volume 6 (Jazzy Wit Da Joint / For Real / We Came To Sax / Sandz Of Time / Fudge Pudge / Train) & Organized Konfusion & Jazzy Bee & Stressed Out & Clever Jeff & F Mob	13.10.2008	Hip Hop Jazz
13.	Trial & Crosses	13.03.2009	Power House
14.	No Competition / One Auntie Lulu & White Mice	07.07.2009	Crat Productions
15.	Good Morning Teacher & Hi Times Band	10.04.2010	Jammy's/Dubstore
16.	Look At You / Bandooloo & Carlton Livingston	12.04.2010	Thriller Music
17.	Excuse Me (Lazy Body Riddim) / Juggling Dub & Carlton Livingston	12.04.2010	Thriller Music
18.	Got A Date / Lazy Bench & Louie Culture	06.05.2010	Thriller Music
19.	Got To Make It / Got To Dub It	18.08.2010	Progressive/Gold Shop
20.	Morning Train / Morning Dub	18.08.2010	Progressive/Gold Shop
21.	Sweet Dreams (Rough Wine Riddim)	29.09.2010	Witty/Gold Shop
22.	Sweet Reggae Music	04.01.2011	Jammy$
23.	Hog In A Minty	01.08.2011	Jammy$
24.	Dollars / Cocaine & Sluggy Ranks	27.10.2011	King Kustom/Digikiller
25.	Trial & Crosses / Try A Time & Pad Anthony	13.12.2011	King Jammy's Dub/Dub Store Jap
26.	Try A Time / Trial & Crosses & Pad Anthony	20.12.2011	Dub Store
27.	Used To Be My Lover (Nitty Gritty - Used To Be My Lover riddim)	26.06.2013	Time One
28.	Letting Off Steam	08.03.2014	Jammy$
29.	Duppy Afi Run / Farmin Afi Gwan & Simpleton	21.10.2014	Uptempo
30.	Tracks Of Life / Rub A Dub Kill You & Dennis Brown	24.02.2015	Jammy's
31.	Brown In The Ring	28.08.2015	Prince Jammy's Dub