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          Count Lasher (Terence Parkins) was most likely mento's greatest single talent.

        1. He was Jamaica's biggest golden age mento star, full of talent and charisma.
        2. Count Lasher (sometimes styled Count Lasha) was the stage-name of Terence Parkins (c.
        3. Count Lasher was the stage-name of Terence Parkins, a Jamaican singer and songwriter.
        4. Lasher, Donald Frederick 92, died peacefully on Friday, November 28, in Peoria, AZ. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 5.
        5. Count Lasher (sometimes styled Count Lasha) was the stage-name of Terence Parkins (c.!

          Count Lasher

          Jamaican singer and songwriter

          Count Lasher

          Birth nameTerence Parkins
          Also known asCount Lasha
          Born1921
          Saint Thomas, Jamaica
          Died1977 (aged 55–56)
          GenresMento, calypso, ska, reggae
          OccupationMusician
          InstrumentVocals
          Years activec.

          1950 – c. 1970

          LabelsMRS, Bongo Man, Kalypso, Melotone, Chin's, Caribou, Lasher Disc

          Musical artist

          Count Lasher (sometimes styled Count Lasha) was the stage-name of Terence Parkins (c. 1921[1] – 1977[2][note 1]), a Jamaican singer and songwriter.

          Augustus "Lord" Messam was a Jamaican mento singer who performed throughout the s up until the mid s.

          Born in the mountainous parish of Saint Thomas,[3] Lasher predominantly utilized first rural, and then urban mento styles in his music, although in later years he recorded some ska and reggae singles. Successful and prolific in output, Count Lasher remains an overlooked figure in the history of Jamaican music.

          Career

          Count Lasher's career started soon after leaving school.