Dawn Penn
Dawn Penn是雷鬼乐最早期的女王之一。她出生于牙买加首都金斯敦的一个音乐世家，从小学习钢琴，古典小提琴，并在教堂与姐妹Pat 和 Audrey一起演奏。
Dawn Penn is one of the original queens of reggae music. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, she grew up in a musical family, studying piano, classical violin and performing with her sisters Pat and Audrey in churches.
Dawn Penn《When I’m Gonna Be Free》
她的第一首录音作品是在1966年发行的《When I’m Gonna Be Free》。此后的1967年，她在Studio One（1号录音棚）与传奇制作人Coxsone Dodd合作录制了她的第一首单曲——《You Don’t Love Me – No, No, No》，这是雷鬼乐史上最著名的单曲之一——已被世界各地的无数艺术家所采样，包括Beyonce，Rihanna，Sean Paul，Wu-Tang Clan，Eve，J Millz，Mims和Lily Allen等等。
Her first recording was “When I’m Gonna Be Free” was in 1966. She was then recorded by the legendary Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and her first hit came in 1967 with the title “You Don’t Love Me – No, No, No”, one of the most famous reggae hits of all-time which has been covered by countless artists around the world including Beyonce, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Wu-Tang Clan, Eve, J Millz, Mims, and Lily Allen to name a few.
Dawn Penn早期照片
在接下来的几年中，Dawn Penn发行了几首单曲，其中包括三首：《Blue Yes Blue》，《Here’s The Key》，《Long Day Short Night》。其中《Blue Yes Blue》和《Are you There》归属于Prince Buster厂牌。
Over the next several years several singles were released including three: “Blue Yes Blue”, “Here’s The Key” Long Day Short Night” "Blue Yes Blue and "Are you There" on Prince Buster’s Label.
Dawn Penn
1970年，她搬到英属维京群岛托尔托拉岛去寻找他生父的根源直到1987年回到牙买加。并在1991年与Steelie和Cleavie重新录制经典单曲《You Do not Love Me（No，No，No）》。
In 1970, she moved to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to explore her roots on her father’s side. She returned to Jamaica in 1987, re-recording her single "You Don’t Love Me” No, No, No, with Steelie and Cleavie in 1991.
《You Do not Love Me - No，No，No》MV
Steelie＆Cleavie's的版本（他们为纪念Studio One35周年而录制）是主流流行音乐排行榜中的一个交叉点，并且被Heartbeat收录在U.S. King Jammy的专辑中，该专辑是在一年前与Bounty Killer，Dennis Brown以及Ken Boothe合作完成的。该单曲在Greensleeves厂牌中作为一首Dancehall的杀手锏席卷了整个世界。
Steelie & Cleavie’s version (which they recorded to commemorate Studio One’s 35th Anniversary) was a crossover hit in the mainstream pop charts and was picked up by Heartbeat in the U.S. King Jammy’s recording that was done the year before with Bounty Killer, Dennis Brown and Ken Boothe, under separate recording on the Greensleeves label became a dancehall smash.
King Jammy
1993年，Big Beat（大西洋唱片公司）与Dawn Penn签订了一份为期8年的合约，并在接下来的一年里，她重新录制了Dancehall版的《You Don’t Love Me – No, No, No》。涵盖到68个不同国家的这首单曲，甚至在日产和丘吉尔品牌的广告中出现，并且该专辑在当年被格莱美提名。
In 1993, Big Beat (Atlantic Records) signed Penn to an 8-year album deal, and by the following year she was back on the charts with her re-recorded dancehall version of “You Don’t Love Me – No, No, No”. The single charted in 68 countries, was featured in advertisements for Nissan and Churchill and the album was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Dawn Penn
1995年，她创作并录制了她的原创曲目《What Do You Do?》，接着是与Delroy Williams合作在Trojan唱片公司制作了名为《Come Again》的专辑，该专辑的销量接近110,000张。她在2000年的单曲《Never Ever》在Jet Star上发行，成为BBC Radio 1的热门歌曲。
In 1995 she produced and recorded her original track “What Do You Do?”, followed up by Delroy Williams and herself producing the album called “Come Again” on Trojan Records which sold close to 110,000 copies. Her 2000 single “Never Ever” was released on Jet Star, becoming a smash hit on BBC Radio 1.
专辑《Come Again》
2001年，她被加勒比影像公司授予“马丁路德奖”，以表彰她对牙买加音乐的贡献。
In 2001 she was honoured with the “Martin Luther King Award” by Caribbean Images in recognition of her contribution to Jamaican music.
从2002年到2004年，她与美国顶级Hiphop艺术家们合作，包括Fugees的John Forte（《What You Gonna Do》和《Mercy pon we》），最终发行R＆B专辑——《Never Hustle The Music》，并在欧洲各地巡回演出。
From 2002-2004 she collaborated with top U.S. hip- hop artists including John Forte of the Fugees on (“What You Gonna Do” and “Mercy pon we”) culminating in the release of the R & B Album- “Never Hustle The Music”, touring extensively across Europe.
《Never Hustle The Music》
她于2005年与Alpha Blondy合作一起做了夏威夷的巡回演出，并发布单曲《Growing Up》并获得广泛赞誉。
She toured Hawaii with Alpha Blondy in 2005, officially releasing “Growing Up” to wide acclaim.
单曲《Growing up》
从那时起，Dawn Penn一直活跃于英国，瑞典，比利时，捷克共和国，俄罗斯，葡萄牙，西班牙，瑞士和意大利的音乐节并为雷鬼爱好者们提供经典的现场。同时她也出版了关于个人自传的书籍《Story of my life》。
Since then, Penn has been thrilling vintage reggae lovers and crossover fans alike at festivals in the U.K., Sweden, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Russia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy. She has written her book “Story of my Life” available in the Kindle Format on Amazon and all ebook stores and this website.
个人自传《Story of my life》
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参考资料：
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http://www.dawnpenn.com/about/
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