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Leslie Kong
Jamaican reggae producer (1933–1971)
Musical artist
Leslie Kong (20 December 1933 – 9 August 1971)[1] was a Jamaican reggae producer.[2]
Early life
Kong was born into a Chinese-Jamaican family.[3] He had a "relatively comfortable upbringing" and attended St.
George's College in Kingston.[4]
Career
Leslie and his two older brothers Cecil and Lloyd ran a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop called Beverley's in Orange Street, Kingston.[5] In 1961, he encountered a young Jimmy Cliff outside of his shop singing a song he had written called "Dearest Beverley", in the hopes that the mention of the establishment would convince Kong to record him.[6] This encounter led Kong to launch his own record label, Beverley's, and to record Cliff's song, launching Cliff's career in the process.[1]
Cliff took on an A&R role for the label, and brought Bob Marley to Kong's attention.[6]
