Wilfred Gerald Edwards (1938 – 15 August 1992),[1] known as Jackie Edwards, was a Jamaican musician, songwriter and record producer whose career took in ska, bluebeat, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, Dub roots reggae and ballads.
Strongly influenced by Nat King Cole, he began performing at the age of 14.
[2][3] He wrote both "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", which became number one singles in the United Kingdom for The Spencer Davis Group.
Edwards also worked with The Aggrovators -- one of his most renowned songs he produced with that band was the roots reggae Discomix sound system favourite, a recut of Burning Spear's Invasion (Wadada).
Edwards worked as a producer, co-producing the 1977 album Move Up Starsky by The Mexicano.