‘The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond’ is published by Nine Eight Books in the UK and by Gallery in the US. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has been speaking about some of the ...

As the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell has nurtured the careers of many all-time great artists, including Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Grace Jones and U2, whose frontman Bono ...

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has announced he will publish his memoir in 2022, coinciding with his 85th birthday and the 60th anniversary of the world-renowned label’s UK arm.

Island Records, founded by a visionary entrepreneur-turned-record producer Chris Blackwell in 1959, had established close musical links between the Caribbean and the UK since the label’s ...

where a young Chris Blackwell released budding jazz and ska bands, before relocating to the UK in May 1962 with the island’s sound system hits under his arm. Charting the label’s growth from ...

Angélique Kidjo, five-time Grammy Award winning Beninese artist and songwriter; Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, one of the UK’s greatest independent record labels, and Estonian Arvo ...

In the UK, “No Woman No Cry” re-entered the ... reflected the attention lavished on the album by Island supremo Chris Blackwell who, together with contributions from the Wailers and the ...

Since its beginnings in Jamaica in 1959, the story of the pioneering Island Records label has been inextricably linked to the story of its founder, Chris Blackwell. Now, Blackwell has curated a ...