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Duke Reid — The Trojan — walked into every recording session at Treasure Isle with two pistols on his hips and a shotgun across his back. The session musicians showed up on time. They played correctly. And they made some of the most important Jamaican music ever recorded. This is the full story of the man who built Treasure Isle Records and defined the rocksteady era — before Bob Marley, before Lee Perry, before the world knew Jamaica had a music industry worth knowing about. New episode on History of the Caribbean: The Gunman Who Ruled Jamaica. What do you know about Duke Reid? Drop it below #DukeReid #TreasureIsle #Rocksteady #JamaicanMusic #HistoryOfTheCaribbean