[1] Most thought that Mundell would become an athlete because he was known to be a competitive runner and routinely participated in street running races with other neighbourhood youth.
[2] Mundell grew up just houses away from three other youth who would also go on to become reggae singers: Winston McAnuff, Earl Sixteen Daley, and Yabby You protogé Wayne Wade.
Mundell explains in his November 1980 interview with Sounds magazine's Edwin Pouncey ( also known as artist Savage Pencil ) : "I did one recording for Joe Gibbs for Errol Thompson Records which was not released called 'Where Is Natty Dread' and one day I was at the studio and Augustus Pablo saw me at the Joe Gibbs session 'cos he used to run around and check it out y'know.
The album received five stars from Rolling Stone magazine[4] and was included in Tom Moon's 2008 book, 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
While he may have performed a number of shows in Jamaica and the UK, only the following shows have been confirmed: In reviewing Mundell's performance in the local city paper, music journalist Bruce Dancis wrote the following: "Nineteen year old Jamaican singer Hugh Mundell, backed by Ras Kidus Roots Connection, contributed a brief set that was marred by the fact that he was obviously feeling the effects of a cold.
[3] He also performed for Noel Harper's Killamanjaro Sound System with artists including Super Cat, John Wayne, Dirty Harry, Junior Reid, Madoo, Hopeton James, Puddy Roots, and Major Manzie.
With Volcano's selector Danny Dread at the controls, Mundell and Reid spar over the "Diseases" riddim before they perform the "Betcha By Golly Wow" standard.
The sentencing occurred after a Home Circuit Court found Codrigan guilty of manslaughter, arising out of the fatal shooting of Mundell on 13 October 1983.