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-'''Super Cat''' (born '''William Maragh''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica]], 25 June 1963) is a [[Deejay (Jamaican)|deejay]] who achieved widespread popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s [[dancehall]] movement. His nickname, the "'''Wild Apache'''" was given to him by his mentor [[Early B]]. He is the elder brother of reggae artist Junior Cat.+'''Steely & Clevie''', aka Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne, was a [[Jamaica]]n [[dancehall|dancehall reggae]] production duo. It worked with artists such as [[the Specials]], Gregory Peck ("[[Poco Man Jam]]," 1990), [[Bounty Killer]], [[Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man]], and [[No Doubt]].
-His debut album, ''Si Boops Deh!'', was released in the mid-1980s, and included the hit singles "[[Boops]]" (which was based on [[Steely & Clevie]]'s updated "Feel Like Jumping" rhythm and sparked a craze for songs about [[Age disparity in sexual relationships|sugar daddies]]) and "Cry Fi De Youth", establishing his style of [[dancehall]] with conscious lyrics.+Steely debuted as a keyboardist with [[Sugar Minott]]'s Youth Promotion collective in the 1970s. Clevie pioneered the use of [[drum machine]]s in reggae. Steely and Clevie first played together at [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]]'s Black Ark Studios during the late 1970s. In 1986, the duo was the house band at King Jammy's Studio, which became the center point of late-1980s reggae, by which time Steely & Clevie were established production leaders with an immense slew of 12-inch and dub singles. The duo formed the Steely & Clevie label in 1987, a year in which reggae [[riddim]]s and dub-influenced hip-hop production by Ced Gee and [[KRS-One]] in the Bronx became prominent.
-==Discography==+In 2004, Steely was charged with dangerous driving after being involved in an accident in which high-school student Shakara Harris was fatally injured. Steely was cleared of all charges in November 2005.
-===Albums===+
-*''[[Si Boops Deh!]]'' (1985), Techniques+
-*''[[Boops!]]'' (1986), Skengdon+
-*''[[Sweets for My Sweet (Super Cat album)|Sweets for My Sweet]]'' (1988), Wild Apache+
-*''[[Cabin Stabbin]]'' (1991), Wild Apache - with Nicodemus & Junior Demus+
-*''[[Don Dada]]'' (1992), Columbia+
-*''[[Good, the Bad, the Ugly & the Crazy]]'' (1994), Columbia - with [[Nicodemus (musician)|Nicodemus]], [[Junior Demus]] and [[Junior Cat]]+
-*''[[The Struggle Continues (Super Cat album)|The Struggle Continues]]'' (1995), Columbia+
-*''Take 2'' (2003), Sony - with [[Mad Cobra]]+
-*''[[Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars]]'' (2004), Wild Apache+
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-===DVD===+
-*''Pick of the Past'' Keeling Reggae - with Nicodemus, Junior Demus, Louie Rankin, and Trevor Sparks+
 +Steely died on September 1, 2009, in a hospital in [[East Patchogue, New York]], USA. He was suffering from pneumonia after having recovered from kidney complications in December 2008. He had surgery for a blood clot in the brain shortly before he died.
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Steely & Clevie, aka Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae production duo. It worked with artists such as the Specials, Gregory Peck ("Poco Man Jam," 1990), Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, and No Doubt.

Steely debuted as a keyboardist with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion collective in the 1970s. Clevie pioneered the use of drum machines in reggae. Steely and Clevie first played together at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studios during the late 1970s. In 1986, the duo was the house band at King Jammy's Studio, which became the center point of late-1980s reggae, by which time Steely & Clevie were established production leaders with an immense slew of 12-inch and dub singles. The duo formed the Steely & Clevie label in 1987, a year in which reggae riddims and dub-influenced hip-hop production by Ced Gee and KRS-One in the Bronx became prominent.

In 2004, Steely was charged with dangerous driving after being involved in an accident in which high-school student Shakara Harris was fatally injured. Steely was cleared of all charges in November 2005.

Steely died on September 1, 2009, in a hospital in East Patchogue, New York, USA. He was suffering from pneumonia after having recovered from kidney complications in December 2008. He had surgery for a blood clot in the brain shortly before he died.



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