Joseph “Joe Joe” Hoo Kim, who died of liver cancer at age 76 on Thursday in New York, had an impact on Maxfield Avenue through his Channel One studio, located in its heart.
Music producer, Franklin “Ben Up” Irving, who has known the Hoo Kim family for over 50 years, confirmed his death.
Hoo Kim was the eldest of four brothers who grew up in nearby Greenwich Farm. Prior to opening Channel One in 1972, they operated an ice cream parlour, slot machines, juke boxes and a sound system.
Channel One became their most profitable venture. The studio produced countless hit songs including It's A Shame by Delroy Wilson, Woman Is Like A Shadow (The Meditations), I Need A Roof, Africa and Right Time (The Mighty Diamonds), Things and Time, Jah Jah Give Us Life (The Wailing Souls), Queen Majesty (The Jays), Ballistic Affair (Leroy Smart), I Know Myself (Ernest Wilson) and MPLA, which was done by house band The Revolutionaries.
The Revolutionaries' core members were drummer Sly Dunbar, bass player Bertram 'Ranchie' McLean, keyboardist Ansell Collins and saxophonist Tommy McCook. They played on some of reggae's finest songs at Channel One, with Hoo Kim credited as producer on most of them.
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