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Soul II Soul Jazzie B receives OBE
10:42am Friday 16th May 2008
Jazzie B, the frontman of the 80s urban dance collective Soul II Soul, is going to pick up his OBE.
Jazzie B, real name Trevor Romeo, is making the special trip to Buckingham Palace along with other recipients rewarded for making their mark in society.
They include Raiders of the Last Ark cinematographer Douglas Slocombe, whose many films date back to the 1949 classic Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, is also collecting his OBE.
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