Doctah X
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Tony Harrington, better known as Doctah X, is a DJ, singer, and musician who operates the House of Dub Studio in Columbus, Ohio, and hosts a radio program on WCRS Columbus
and played with blues legends John Lee Hooker
and Albert Collins
, Lele Gaudi and recorded more with Umar Bin Hassan
on Stay Focused Records.
In 1997, in sharp contrast to his musical image, he applied for a job with the Main Library in Columbus. Of this he says:
He has worked there ever since, and twelve of his albums are now listed in the library's catalog.
His latest release is Doctah X "Agent from Kabul". He works with the Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab, an art and technology not-for-profit initiative based in Columbus,Ohio in conjunction with The Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Career
His music is firmly rooted in Jamaican Reggae, and he ventures deeply into the realm of Reggae known as Dub music and Dubstep. His music encompasses Eastern and African sounds. He performs at clubs throughout the Midwest, in his native Kentucky, and in New York City at Roberta's, Tonic and The Knitting Factory. In the 1970s and 80s, as a blues guitarist, he recorded and toured in Europe with Cream drummer Ginger BakerGinger Baker
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences...
and played with blues legends John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
and Albert Collins
Albert Collins
Albert Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia...
, Lele Gaudi and recorded more with Umar Bin Hassan
Umar Bin Hassan
Umar Bin Hassan is an African-American poet associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the Last Poets...
on Stay Focused Records.
In 1997, in sharp contrast to his musical image, he applied for a job with the Main Library in Columbus. Of this he says:
He has worked there ever since, and twelve of his albums are now listed in the library's catalog.
His latest release is Doctah X "Agent from Kabul". He works with the Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab, an art and technology not-for-profit initiative based in Columbus,Ohio in conjunction with The Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Recordings
- Doctah X vs. Dr Israel – Baboon Records
- Umar Bin Hassan - Stay Focused Records
- Skarob - Faktionink Records; Suitable # 2 Suite Inc. (Italy)
- Ecosystem, vol. 2 -Societa’ Nazionale de Salvamento (Italy)
- Homeland Security – Big Spliff Outernational; Mantra - Big Spliff Outernational
- Prescriptions - Big Spliff Outernational
- Doctah X “Agent from Kabul” Big Spliff Outernational 007