▁known ▁as ▁King ▁Burn ett ▁( born ▁Der rick ▁Burn ett ▁in ▁Port ▁Antonio , ▁J ama ica , ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁reg ga e ▁artist ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁Lee ▁Perry . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Burn ett ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Port ▁Antonio , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁nine ▁children , ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁church ▁his ▁family ▁attended . ▁His ▁nick name ▁of ▁" W at ty " ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Mur vin ▁Smith ▁Jr ▁( aka ▁Junior ▁Soul ), ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Burn ett ' s ▁prominent ▁st utter ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁Burn ett ▁formed ▁a ▁du o ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Nelson ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁known ▁altern ately ▁as ▁The ▁Soul ▁Tw ins ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁& ▁Der rick , ▁and ▁they ▁travel led ▁to ▁King ston ▁on ▁Sund ays , ▁hoping ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁recording ▁session . ▁Although ▁they ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁several ▁produ cers ▁( including ▁Duke ▁Re id ▁who ▁told ▁them ▁" You ' re ▁too ▁young , ▁come ▁back ▁in ▁five ▁years "), ▁Lee ▁Perry ▁saw ▁potential ▁in ▁their ▁song ▁" P ound ▁Get ▁a ▁B low ", ▁a ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁attempts ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁island ' s ▁currency . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁moder ate ▁success ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Festival ▁Song