World Perfect Ken Spiro

Welcome To My World, Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Mark Steven Doss’s debut recording for Cedille Records, is a solo vocal recital showcasing Doss’s extraordinary career and artistic versatility. The recording provides a rich and varied musical experience, reflecting Doss’s range as a performer.

2013 release from the British Rock veteran, the third album with his band Live Fire. Ken Hensley has a long and illustrious career, having recorded with and performed with acts as diverse as British '60s psyche rockers the Gods to southern American rockers Blackfoot - but Ken is probably best known for the albums he made in the 1970s as a musician and songwriter with Uriah Heep; from 1970's Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble until 1980's Conquest. He has also guest performed with bands as diverse as Cinderella, WASP, and Therion! In 2006 he formed Live Fire, providing his trademark keyboards, guitar and vocals, alongside Norwegian Ken Ingwersen on guitar, initially just to perform Ken's songs live. In 2009, Tom Arne Fossheim joined as drummer, then in 2011 Ken Hensley & Live Fire released their first studio album Faster, followed by the self-explanatory Live!! earlier this year.

Arguably the most gifted Jamaican performer of his generation, Ken Boothe is today widely regarded as a living legend, having recorded innumerable ska, rocksteady and reggae classics over a period spanning some 60 years. After making his recording debut in 1962, Ken enjoyed a hugely successful career in Jamaica before achieving international stardom in 1974 with his chart-topping interpretation of "Everything I Own" and the top 10 follow-up "Crying Over You." Both of these hugely popular tracks feature on this collection, which forms part of Trojan Record's new Essential Artist series, which showcases the best-loved recordings of some of Jamaica's greatest musical talents.