Trevor Dandy

{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| birth_place = Jamaica

| origin = Toronto, Canada

| genre = gospel, funk

| instrument = vocals

| years_active = 1970s-present

}}

Trevor Dandy is a Jamaican-born Canadian gospel and funk musician active in the 1970s.

Career

Born in Jamaica, Dandy emigrated to Toronto in the 1960s.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} His 1970 album Don't Cry Little Tree was produced by Paul Zaza's custom label Zaza Productions.

The song Is There Any Love from Don't Cry Little Tree.{{cite web|url=http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=404 |title=Canuckistan Music, review of Don't Cry Little Tree |accessdate=May 27, 2016}} was re-issued as a single-sided single by Chicago record label The Numero Group in 2010 in a limited pressing of 200 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.mocm.ca/Music/Title.aspx?TitleId=275568 |title=Museum of Canadian Music, Dandy, Trevor |accessdate=June 29, 2014}} The song has been sampled by Kid Cudi ("Is There Any Love"), Monsters of Folk ("Dear God"), The Roots ("Dear God 2.0") Ghostface Killah ("Drama"), Common ("Kingdom"), and B. Dolan ("Marvin").{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/search/connections/?q=trevor%20dandy&h=1 |title=WhoSampled.com |accessdate=June 29, 2014}}

In 2017, Dandy released the album "Sing Hallelujah".{{Cite web |title=Dandy, Trevor - Sing Hallelujah |url=https://citizenfreak.com/titles/326610-dandy-trevor-sing-hallelujah |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=citizenfreak.com}}

Discography

Albums

  • Don't Cry Little Tree (1970)
  • Sing Hallelujah (2017)

Singles

  • Is There Any Love (1970; reissued in 2010)

References