
Don’t Get Weary produced by Tony Brevett, Winston Edwards, Sonia Pottinger, Vivian Jackson, Sugar Minott for Links, Sunshine Showdown, Sky Note, Prophets, Black Roots in 1973
Don’t Get Weary Riddim Release Details
- Riddim year: 1973
- Total tracks: 5
- Unique artists on riddim: 6
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Sugar Minott
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Anchored in 1973, Don’t Get Weary Riddim gathers a handful of roots-era cuts across Links, Sunshine Showdown, Sky Note, Prophets, and Black Roots, with production tied to Tony Brevett, Winston Edwards, Sonia Pottinger, Vivian Jackson, and Sugar Minott. The best-known cut here is I-Roy’s Don’t Get Weary Joe Frazier, and the set also links to Tony Brevett’s original Don’t Get Weary, The Melodians’ take, and Tappa Zukie’s Don’t Get Crazy. Tony Brevett’s own version helps underline the riddim’s early roots connection, while the later Black Roots cut by Robert Emanuel and Ranking Simeon shows how the rhythm kept circulating into 1980.
Don’t Get Weary Riddim Tracklist:
- I-Roy – Don’t Get Weary Joe Frazier (1973)
- Robert Emanuel & Ranking Simeon – Don’t Get Weary (1980)
- Tappa Zukie – Don’t Get Crazy (1976)
- The Melodians – Don’t Get Weary (1974)
- Tony Brevett – Don’t Get Weary (1971)



