Glen Augustus Holness, otherwise known by his stage name Nitty Gritty, was a popular Reggae singer. Born in 1957 in the August Town section of Kingston, Jamaica, he was the second of eleven children born to religious parents. Before joining up with King Jammy in 1985, he worked with Joe Gibbs, started a group called The Soulites, and was training to be an electrician. The first hit he recorded with King Jammy was "Hog Inna Minty", a Jamaican folk song. Wikipedia
Nitty Gritty is not PC, minister By John Steele, Crime Correspondent Last Updated: 12:06am BST 15/05/2002 A Government minister was upbraided yesterday for using the phrase "Nitty Gritty" at a police conference. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/15/...
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