Winston Sparkes (17 September 1940 – 31 January 2012), better known as King Stitt, was a Jamaican pioneer reggae DJ.
He earned the nickname as a boy because of his stuttering and decided to use it as his stage name. Stitt began deejaying on Clement Dodd's Sir Coxsone's Downbeat Sound System in 1956.
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Links to Peel[]
It is not known exactly when Peel first played King Stitt's records, but it was probably sometime in the 70's. Some of King Stitt's records were played in the 80's and 90's, but according to available tracklistings on this site, Peel didn't play any of King's records in the 00's.
Shows Played[]
- 26 February 1980: Reality (7" - Rhyming Time/Reality) Banana
- 1982
- 28 April 1982: Herbsman Shuffle (7") Trojan
- 02 May 1982 (BFBS): Fire Corner
- 1983
- 20 March 1983 (BFBS): Inna It (v/a album - Battle Of The DJs, Dancehall Style) Coxsone
- 1988
- 01 March 1988: Dance Beat (v/a LP - Keep On Coming Through The Door... Jamaican Deejay Music 1969 - 1973) Trojan
- 09 March 1988: Fire Corner (v/a LP - "Keep On Coming Through The Door..." Jamaican Deejay Music 1969 - 1973) Trojan
- 21 March 1988: Fire Corner (v/a LP - "Keep On Coming Through The Door…" Jamaican Deejay Music 1969 - 1973) Trojan
- 1991
- 30 June 1991: Herbsman Shuffle
- 19 July 1991 (BFBS): Herbsman Shuffle (7") Clan Disc
- 1993
- 10 April 1993: Herbsman (v/a album - Tighten Up Volumes Three & Four) Trojan
- 1997
- 01 April 1997: ‘Herbsman Shuffle (Various Artists CD – Legalize De Erb)’ Kickin Music