Spanner Banner
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| birth_name = Joseph Bonner
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| birth_place = St. Andrew, Jamaica
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| years_active = Late 1980s–present
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Joseph Bonner, also commonly known by the nickname Spanner Banner, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician. He is one of the Bonner brothers, all of whom are successful reggae artists, including Pliers, Richie Spice, and Snatcha Lion.
Biography
Bonner was born on 6 February in 1969, in the rural area of Rock Hall, St. Andrew, Jamaica.Russell, Karie (1995) "[http://www.reggaereport.com/component/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=80 The Chillin' is Over] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726223235/http://www.reggaereport.com/component/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=80 |date=26 July 2014 }}", Reggae Report, 1995, retrieved 24 July 2014 The brother of fellow reggae stars Pliers, Richie Spice, and Snatcha Lion, Bonner began his career in the late 1980s on the Bidia sound system in St. Andrew, and had hits with songs such as "Life Goes On" with producer Winston Riley.McLean, Roxroy (2009) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091027/ent/ent1.html The Bonner brothers' bond] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227203843/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091027/ent/ent1.html |date=27 December 2014 }}", Jamaica Gleaner, 27 October 2009, retrieved 6 September 2012Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 280"[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120705/ent/ent4.html Spanner Banner hopes for 'Happiness' atop charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714020841/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120705/ent/ent4.html |date=14 July 2012 }}", Jamaica Star, 5 July 2012, retrieved 6 September 2012Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 279-280 He co-wrote Chaka Demus and Pliers' chart-topping "Tease Me", and rose to prominence himself in the mid-1990s with albums on RAS (Now and Forever) and Island Jamaica (Chill), working with Sly and Robbie on the latter. He went on to release the Real Love album in 2001 on Heartbeat Records, featuring contributions from Tanya Stephens, Lady Saw, and Sean Paul among others.
After relocating to England for a few years, Bonner returned to Jamaica and found success again.Smith, Germaine. "[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050204/ent/ent1.html Spanner grips music again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126110653/http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050204/ent/ent1.html |date=26 November 2005 }}", Jamaica Star, 4 February 2005, retrieved 6 September 2012. [http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050204/ent/ent1.html Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629065940/http://old.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050204/ent/ent1.html |date=29 June 2020 }} retrieved 28 June 2020. In 2009, he returned to the charts with the Donovan Germain-produced "Rolling Stones", and won the 'Biggest Comeback Artiste' award at the 2010 EME Awards."[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110718/ent/ent5.html Spanner Banner Optimistic About 'Moving On'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013182836/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110718/ent/ent5.html |date=13 October 2011 }}", Jamaica Gleaner, 18 July 2011, retrieved 6 September 2012 In 2011 he set up the Bonner Yard Productions record label.
In February 2014, he announced plans to release a new album, to be preceded by an EP in March.Brooks, Sadeke (2014) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140223/ent/ent6.html Spanner Banner To Release EP And Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223205715/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140223/ent/ent6.html |date=23 February 2014 }}", Jamaica Gleaner, 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014
Discography
=Albums=
- Now and Forever (1994), RAS
- Chill (1995), Island Jamaica
- Lover's Story (1998), Sweet Angel
- Real Love (2001), Heartbeat
- Clean Up Your Actions (2008), Clive Hunt/Ugly Man
- I'm a Winner (2009), Bonner Cornerstone/VP
=Compilations=
- Life Goes On (1990), Techniques
- Greatest Hits (2001), Jet Star
References
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Category:21st-century Jamaican male singers
Category:Jamaican dancehall musicians
Category:People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica