Joe Lick Shot (RIP) & Jackie Knock Shot (RIP), dancehall stars memory lane tribute.

‪@LeoOReggio‬ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/loreggio or paypal.me/leooreggio Rare and current Jamaican reggae dancehall music videos and cultural events for a worldwide audience. I had fun filming the dancehall sound system parties that these two artists performed at. Interesting and contracting characters they were; Joe Lick Shot mischievously astute, and Jackie Knock Shot comically hilarious. Gone but can never be forgotten. Born Harold Jackson in Kingston, Joe Lick Shot was raised in the Coburn Gardens community, which had a thriving sound system circuit. He was best known for mimicking gunfire while hyping artists at dances or when sound clashes got intense. Joe Lick Shot was a ubiquitous figure at dances kept by the leading sound systems of the 1980s, including Kilamanjaro, Stur Gav, Gemini, and Volcano. At Kilamanjaro, his colleagues included deejays who went on to achieve mainstream success, such as Super Cat, Early B, and U U Madoo. Singer Original Thriller remembers Joe Lick Shot coming to Trench Town during the 1980s to call dances staged by the Black Hawk ‘sound’. “It was always a joy with him. Joe Lick Shot always come up with some kinda card fi keep tings nice,” he said. Renowned figure in the reggae and dancehall music scenes, celebrated for pioneering vocal sound effects known as “lick shots.” These dynamic exclamations, often heard during performances and recordings, have become a hallmark of the genre. Emerging in the vibrant Jamaican music scene of the 1970s, Joe collaborated with various artists and producers, contributing to numerous tracks that showcase his distinctive style. His discography includes collaborations with artists like Sluggy Ranks and Sizzla, and his work has been featured on labels such as Digikal and Etaste. Beyond his studio recordings, Joe Lickshot has been an influential presence in live performances and sound system culture, working alongside notable figures like Early B and King Yellowman. His contributions have left an indelible mark on reggae and dancehall music, influencing generations of artists. A fan, Fortis Strong, said it well, "Joe Lickshot was the spark that ignites dancehall in the 80s- 90s, with his variety of gunshot sounds, my favorite was the silencer, dance hall quiet, then he wake the dancehall wid the chopper, Gatlin, or the M16 rifle sound, he was legendary. Joe use to wake me up every morning wid a chalice load a weed and we bun it off and reason bout Jaro, Youthman Promotion, Jammys, Sturgav, Papa Roots, and Skengdon Sound Stereo Mars he always say is his favorite working with Nicodemus and Super Cat," then he would ride off on his bicycle gone pon him hustling, RIP mi bredren Joe a gwine rub a chalice load rite now and bun it for me and the I, your memories will live on everytime i take up my Chalice 🙏🙏🙏RIP". Jackie Knockshot (b. Samuel Hamilton, 1960, West Kingston) was a famous intro man known for his wild lick shots (sound effects). He started making sound effects as a youth while going to school. The sounds he created would be taken from guns, shells, and ammunition. But also inspired by Bammy Man, he would initially hum bass lines and rhythms on dances. It was Sugar Minott who first noticed him and let Jackie appear on his sound Youthman Promotion. Soon, Knockshot was also contacted by Jammy, who had him lick sound effects for his own sound. The first recording of Jackie Knockshot was on Sugar Minott's War & Crime (Youth Promotion 7", 1985), where Jackie Knock introduces the song, re-telling (erroneously) how the Germans recruit their armies in September '48. All through the song, he is heard in the background doing several different lick shots. The song would launch Jackie's career as one of the most known lickshots - often in competition for fame with Joe Lickshot. The second record he was to be heard on was Colour Man's "Kick Up Rumpus" (Creation 7", 1986), where he could be heard imitating an editorial on CNN. Knockshot was also a comic book artist, writer for the Canadian magazine Reggae Quarterly (who also helped him publish some of his comics through Ray Hurford's Muzik Tree), and an aspiring actor. Jackie would figure on several dubplates for Sound Systems such as King Jammy's, Rodigan, and V-Rocket. He would later, in his career, relocate to the USA, where he changed his artist name to the High Plain Drifter.