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Jamaican percussionist born in Port Maria, Jamaica in 1937, now based in New York City.

ALBUMS

Anant Pradhan & Larry McDonald

Sally's Song / It Had Better Be Tonight

2022, 7", Mono, Names You Can Trust

2009, CD, Album, MCPR Music,

Roots Reggae/Dub Poetry

Audley Rollens / Larry McDonald

Mad Lovers / Blacker Than That

1972, 7", Single, Inbidimts Records,

Larry McDonald & Bongo Herman

Dennis Alcapone & John Holt / Larry McDonald

Black Gold / Big Stinger

1971, 7", Pitts-Burg

Denzil Laing & Larry McDonald

Suki Suki / The Dragon's Net

C. Eccles*, Larry McDonald & Denzil Laing / The Fabulous Flames

Ife L'Ayo (The Name Of The Game)

Larry McDonald & Mudies All Stars / Jolly Boys & Mudies All Stars

Heart Of Africa / Lots Of Loving Baby

7", RP, Afro, Afro

Larry McDonald / Keith Hudson

Anode / Old Broom

Larry McDonald, Keith Hudson

Anode / Old Broom

Mr. X (33) And Sweetie (12) / Winston Wright & Larry McDonald

White Liver Mabel / Reuben

Me Gusta Bailar

1988, 12", Jafrica Music

Sweet Caribbean Man

1987, 12", WB Records (2),

The Voice Of The Rastaman

1985, LP, Album, Meadowlark Records (2),

1984, 12", Jafrica Music

1980, LP, One Love (3)

Gil Scott-Heron And His Amnesia Express

2020, LP, Album, RSD, 180, Trading Places,

The Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7

Little Man Blues / Sisyphus

2014, Vinyl Yellow Clear,

Dub Is A Weapon

From The Vaults

2012, LP, Yel, Jump Up! Records

Dub Is A Weapon

Armed & Dangerous

The Ska-Talites*

Greetings From Skamania

1994, CD The 30th Anniversary Recording,

Gil Scott Heron And His Amnesia Express*

Tales Of Gil Scott Heron

1990, 2x Vinyl,

Soul/Funk/Disco

The Monty Alexander 7

1978, Vinyl Alshire Pressing,

The Lennie Hibbert Combo

Moonlight Party

APPEARANCES +

Mykal Rose* X Subatomic Sound System X Hollie Cook

Rockin' Like A Champion

2024, LP, Album, RSD, Ltd, Gre, DubShot Records, Controlled Substance Sound Labs

Kill You / Statehouse

Don't Let The Sunlight Fool Ya

The Dynamos, Smoke & Mirrors Sound System

Dani Radic With The Slackers

Dani Radic With The Slackers

2021, Vinyl Red Marble,

2020, 2x Vinyl,

2019, 7", Re, Pirates Press Records

Ralph Weeks & Combo Lulo

Algo Muy Profundo

Lee "Scratch" Perry*

Rootz Reggae Dub

2018, LP, Album, Liquidator Music

Caz Gardiner & The Badasonics

Caz Gardiner & The Badasonics

2018, LP, Badasonic Records,

Ska/Reggae/Soul

2018, CD, Album, Ready To Launch

The Harder They Strum

David Hillyard And The Rocksteady 7*

David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7*

Malik & The O.G's

2017, CD, EP, MentiS RecordS,

Rock & Roll/Roots Reggae

Lee "Scratch" Perry* + Subatomic Sound System

Super Ape Returns To Conquer

Hello Everybody

2016, 7", OSR Tapes

Below The Bassline/Memories Of Barber Mack

2016, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Caroline Records, Island Jamaica Jazz,

Fusion/Ska/Rocksteady

Hartley C. White

Something Better

Brooklyn Attractors*

Malik & The O.G's

Rhythms of the Diaspora, Vol. 1 & 2

2015, 2xCD, Album, MentiS RecordS,

The Producer Series Vol 3: Agent Jay Sessions

Meta & The Cornerstones

2014, CD, Album, VP Records, Metarize Music Group LLC,

Brooklyn Attractors*

Christmas Inna Babylon Vol. 1

2014, 7", Red, Jump Up! Records

The Brooklyn Attractors

Good Evil Alchemy

Sir J & The Kinkylab Allstars

Sounds From The Vulcano!

Folk/Reggae-Pop/Lovers Rock

The Slackers / Crazy Baldhead

2012, 7", Num, Simmerdown Productions,

Dub/Ska/Rocksteady

Stash Box (Fan Favorites, The First 20 Years)

2011, CD, Comp, Ltd, Special Potato,

Roots Reggae/Ska

From Jamaica With Jazz

2010, CD, Comp, RM, Boutique,

Reggae En Valencia-La Conexión Jamaicana

2010, CD, Album, Comp, Not On Label

The Great Rocksteady Swindle

Ska/Soul/Rocksteady

Natalie Merchant

Leave Your Sleep

2010, 2x CD Mediabook,

Celtic/Bluegrass/Folk

Mr. T-Bone* and the Young Lions

Lost And Found (Rarities, Redos, And Remixes 1998-2007)

Roots Reggae/Ska/Dub

David Hillyard And The Rocksteady 7*

Change Of Plans / Esta Tarde

2009, 7", The Golden Singles Records

David Hillyard And The Rocksteady 7*

Space Pope + The Glass Machine

Dark End Of The Street

Blues Rock/Folk Rock

The Sound Of '69

Folk Rock/Indie Rock

The Very Best Of Mick Jagger

2007, CD, DVD, All Media Super Jewel Case,

Easy Star All-Stars

Dub Side Of The Moon (Live)

2006, DVD-V, NTSC, Easy Star Records

Gil Scott-Heron

The Best Of Gil Scott Heron

Groove Metal/Folk Metal/Thrash/Nu Metal

The Essential Taj Mahal

Country Blues/Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Piedmont Blues/Calypso

An Afternoon In Dub

Songs Of Freedom

2005, 4x CD, Box Set, DVD, All Media,

Reggae/Ska/Soul/Rocksteady

Mind Over Matter

2004, CD, Album, Tropic (3),

A Soulful Experience Is Happening

Gil Scott-Heron

The Best Of Gil Scott-Heron Live

Dave Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7*

Love Is Something

2003, 7", Brixton Records

Easy Star All-Stars

Dub Side Of The Moon

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues

Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piedmont Blues

2002, 12", Single, Reggae Lounge

2002, CD, Album, Tropic (3),

To Hell And Back

2002, CD, Album, Wajesskor Music Connection

I & I Survived (Dub)

Shemekia Copeland

Talking To Strangers

Modern Electric Blues

Give 'Em The Boot III

David Hillyard And The Rocksteady 7*

Clancy Eccles' Reggae Revue At The V.I.P. Club

2001, CD, Comp, Jamaican Gold,

Clancy Eccles' Reggae Revue At The Carib Theatre

2001, CD, Comp, Jamaican Gold,

Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub

Thrash/Hardcore/Industrial

Thrash/Nu Metal

Reggae/Ska/Boogaloo/Rocksteady

Back To The Primitive

Delton Screchey*

Answer Mi Question

1999, CD, Comp, Rhino Records

Supercat* & Friends*

1999, CD, Comp, Rhino Records

Floyd Lloyd With Ernest Ranglin

1999, 2xCD, Album, Tropic (3),

Isis - "The Original Womb-Man"

1999, CD, Album, Tuff Gong, Lightyear Entertainment

1999, CD, Tropic (3),

Top Rock Steady

Rocksteady/Reggae

Beat At Cinecittà Volume 3

P.A.I.N. Featuring Howard Marks

Let Me Grow More Weed

Give 'Em The Boot II

Rock & Roll/Punk/Ska/Ragga

Groove To The Beat

Rocksteady/Reggae/Ska

David Hillyard And The Rocksteady Seven*

Tommy McCook And The Skatalites

Tribute To Tommy - The Best Of Tommy McCook And The Skatalites

1998, CD, Single, Promo, Walt Disney Records,

Reggae/Ska/Rocksteady

Reggae Give Thanks and Praise

Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson*

Winter In America

Riding The Roots Chariot

Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae

Carlos Malcolm And His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms

Presenting The Royal Ska

Ska/Calypso/Mento

Reggae/Contemporary Jazz

Give 'Em The Boot

Oi/Punk/Rocksteady/Ska/Rockabilly/Hardcore

Reggae/Ska/Boogaloo/Rocksteady

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Selassie Is The Chapel

Reggae/Dub/Roots Reggae

Memories Of Barber Mack

Reggae/Calypso/Jazz-Funk

Reggae For Lovers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 Part 1

Roots Reggae/Rocksteady

Are The Wild Reggae Bunch

1996, CD, Comp, Jamaican Gold

The Serious Reggae Album Vol 3

1996, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Prestige Records Ltd.,

Roots Reggae/Dub/Lovers Rock

Toots And The Maytals*

Time Tough The Anthology

Rocksteady/Roots Reggae

David Murray Big Band Conducted By Lawrence "Butch" Morris*

South Of The Border

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

Love Is All I Had

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records,

Rocksteady/Reggae

Duke Reid's Midnight Hour

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records, Rhino Records

Duke Reid's Rocking Steady

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records, Rhino Records,

Reggae/Rocksteady

Gil Scott-Heron

Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Gil Scott Heron*

Minister Of Information - Live

Acid Jazz/Funk/Fusion

Still Growing (Remixes)

Soul Syndicate*

Was, Is & Always

Jack Miller (2) With Sly & Robbie, Big Youth & The Tosh Band*

Another One Gone

1989, Vinyl Gatefold,

Christmas Reggae Rock

Dancehall/Lovers Rock/Holiday

Big In Bed / Cease Fire Selector

Toots In Memphis

1988, Vinyl Specialty Press,

Goldfinger (37), Daddy Willo

1987, LP, Album, Goldfinger (3),

Kingston Calling

1985, LP, Album, Aztec (3),

Street People (It Ain't Easy)

1984, LP, Album, Ashantites, Ashantites,

Deniece Williams

1983, Vinyl Carrollton Pressing,

Disco/Funk/Soul

Gil Scott-Heron

1981, LP, Album, Haiku Records (2),

Gil Scott-Heron

1980, LP, Album, 2000 AD Records

Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine

Evolution (The Most Recent)

Soul-Jazz/Funk/Latin Jazz

Country Blues/Fusion/Soundtrack

Music Fuh Ya' (Musica Para Tu)

Jeff Harrington

Jeff Harrington

King Tubby & Clancy Eceles All Stars*

Sound System International Dub LP

1976, Vinyl Gatefold,

Satisfied 'N Tickled Too

Music Keeps Me Together

Don't Forget To Remember

1973, LP, Album, Dynamic Sounds,

Reggae Gospel/Reggae/Roots Reggae

The Boris Gardiner Happening

Is What's Happening

Reggae/Soul/Rocksteady

Every Nigger Is A Star - Original Sound Track

1972, LP, Album, Dynamic Sounds,

For All We Know

Jackie DeShannon

Soulful Experience

Let's Find Out / Cry

1969, 7", Promo, CBS

Carlos Malcolm And The Jamaica Brass!*

Sounds Of The Caribbean

1966, LP, Album, Scepter Records

The Wrigglers Sing Calypso At The Arawak Hotel

The Billy Cooke Trio

Runaway To Jamaica

LP, Album, Premiere (2)

Judah Eskender*

CD, Album, Tan-Yah,

The Trevor Lopez Movement*

LP, Album, Not On Label

CD, Lexicon Records (2)

Carlos Malcolm And His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms

Cecil Lloyd Trio

Live At The Penthouse

Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz

Soul Syndicate*

Friends & Family

Kingston Town (Classic Reggae Sounds 1970-1972)

2020, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Trojan Records,

Rocksteady/Reggae

Top Of The Ladder

2020, CD Bonus Tracks, CD,

Rocksteady/Reggae

Scorchers From The Early Years 1967-73

Freedom (Anthology 1967-73)

Peter Tosh And Friends*

Black Dignity (Early Works Of The Steppin' Razor)

Tropic New Wave

2001, CD, Comp, Tropic (3),

Peter Tosh And Friends*

Arise Black Man

Roots Reggae/Instrumental/Reggae

1995, CD, Comp, Trojan Records,

Dennis Alcopone* & John Holt

Reggae's Greatest Hits Vol. I

Reggae's Greatest Hits Vol. III - The Jeff Barnes Edition

LP, Comp, Steady Records (2)

Mr. X (42) And Sweetie

White Liver Mabel

Gil Scott-Heron

Kulturzentrum Schauburg Bremen Germany April 18th 1983

Gil Scott-Heron

2008, LP, Comp, Promo, Unofficial, Strata-East (2), Celebrate Life,

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Rhythm & Blues

The Boris Gardiner Happening

Is What's Happening

Shemekia Copeland

Talking To Strangers

Groove To The Beat

Ska/Rocksteady/Reggae