Michael Gordon was born in London England. At the age of 4 years old he was taken to Jamaica where he was raised in the Parish of St Mary, until the age of 14, when he returned to London England. He attended secondary school in South London until the age of 16 years old.
With a passion for Reggae music he was influenced by the likes of John Holt, Ken Booth, Dennis Brown and Bob Marley and Soul singers like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Freeda Payne & Gladys Knight to name a few. Michael began practicing and experimenting with his voice to some of his favourite recordings.
In 1976 Michael reluctantly joined a local band, which soon became well known as the INVESTIGATORS. Lacking musical experience, Michael was encouraged by band member Colin Burton the Guitarist, to front the band as lead vocalist.
This was the start of something wonderful for Michael Gordon. The band went on to record Lovers Rock gems such as “TURN OUT THE LIGHTSâ€
“BABY I’M YOURS†"LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT" "SUMMERTIME BLUES" (to name a few) on their own inner-city recording label. In 1985 the band split and Michael was signed to UK based Fashion Records in early 1986, working with the likes of Drummy Zeb and Tony Gadd from Aswad.
This collaboration spawned hit tracks such as “MAGIC FEELING†and “LOVE IS IN THE AIR†which subsequently lead to his debut solo album “FEELINGS OF LOVEâ€. This went to No.1 in the Reggae album charts. In 1988 Michael’s contract ended with Fashion records.
Sweet Freedom Music
Michael started his own recording label called SWEET FREEDOM RECORDS/MUSIC PUBLISHING. The company released the INVESTIGATORS Greatest Hits album in June 1991 and within a week it reached No.1 in the Reggae album charts. This was a fantastic success for the lable as the album remained at No.1 in the Reggae album charts for 14 weeks.
SWEET FREEDOM MUZIK have released some sixteen singles, all of which pertains to Michael as a solo artist, and some of which will be included on his forthcoming album “POEMS AND RHYMESâ€.
Co-producers on the album are Lloyd Brown, Carlton 'Bubblers' Ogilvie, Peter Hunningale & Rozlyn. Lloyd Brown is also responsible for co-producing Michael's current singles, MAGNET 2 STEEL and WASTED TIME. The album POEMS AND RHYMES is now released in all good UK record stores inc. HMV. Marketed by SWEET FREEDOM MUZIK +44 (0) 778 668 1298
Distributed by Jet Star Music +44 (0) 20 8740 9950 / +44 (0) 20 8961 5818 & Black Arrow Distribution +44 (0) 20 7055 8095 / +44 (0) 20 7055 8087
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