Patrick Waite
Patrick D. Waite (born 2 February 1969) was a Bass Guitarist, best known as the bass player of the British musical group Musical Youth.
Life and career
Waite was born in 1969 to Jamaican immigrants who worked in the music industry. Waite is also the brother of Freddie who is the drummer of Musical Youth the band they were both a part of. The Waite Family grew up as middle class Jamaican/British citizens.
Waite first found fame as the bass player for Reggae Band Musical Youth with Dennis Seaton, Michael Grant, Kelvin Grant and Freddie Waite in 1979 whilst attending Duddeston Manor School. Originally, his and Freddie's father Frederick who was also a member of The Techniques was the front-man but, he was replaced by Dennis Seaton. They played gigs at local talent show and across England.
The group performed on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, where they performed two of their own songs: "Political" and "Generals". MCA Records signed them in late 1981.
In the summer of 1982, 13-year-old Waite and the group released the hit single "Pass the Dutchie" (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song "Pass the Kouchie"), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot. The single was successful and peaked at Number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Number 1 in the UK. The band were the first black artists to be played on MTV. They followed this up with the debut album, The Youth of Today, released worldwide on 22 October 1982, the album sold 18 million copies around the U.S.. In 1984, the band was nominated for the Best newcomer Grammy Award with his band Musical Youth, but lost to the Culture Club.
On 9 September 1983, the group released their second and final album, Different Style, with only two singles: "Tell Me Why" and "007", both songs flopped on the Billboard charts. The band announced that they were splitting up in June 1985.
Life and career
Waite was born in 1969 to Jamaican immigrants who worked in the music industry. Waite is also the brother of Freddie who is the drummer of Musical Youth the band they were both a part of. The Waite Family grew up as middle class Jamaican/British citizens.
Waite first found fame as the bass player for Reggae Band Musical Youth with Dennis Seaton, Michael Grant, Kelvin Grant and Freddie Waite in 1979 whilst attending Duddeston Manor School. Originally, his and Freddie's father Frederick who was also a member of The Techniques was the front-man but, he was replaced by Dennis Seaton. They played gigs at local talent show and across England.
The group performed on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, where they performed two of their own songs: "Political" and "Generals". MCA Records signed them in late 1981.
In the summer of 1982, 13-year-old Waite and the group released the hit single "Pass the Dutchie" (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song "Pass the Kouchie"), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot. The single was successful and peaked at Number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Number 1 in the UK. The band were the first black artists to be played on MTV. They followed this up with the debut album, The Youth of Today, released worldwide on 22 October 1982, the album sold 18 million copies around the U.S.. In 1984, the band was nominated for the Best newcomer Grammy Award with his band Musical Youth, but lost to the Culture Club.
On 9 September 1983, the group released their second and final album, Different Style, with only two singles: "Tell Me Why" and "007", both songs flopped on the Billboard charts. The band announced that they were splitting up in June 1985.
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