Honey Boy

b. Keith Williams, c.1955, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, Western Indies. Williams relocated to Britain in the past due 60s and resolved in Oxford before shifting to London. He started his career dealing with Laurel Aitken within the program that led to “Guilty” by Tiger (among Aitken’s pseudonyms) for the Palmer brothers. Honey Boy’s 1st program like a vocalist arrived when doing work for Junior Lincoln, who experienced set up an unbiased label after departing B&C Music. Lincoln’s label Banana have been an outlet for Coxsone Dodd’s Studio room One recordings in the united kingdom, but additionally released Honey Boy’s debut, “Homeward Bound”. His alias was suitable because his vocal cords had been regarded as sweeter than honey. Even though single didn’t create a big effect, many releases adopted, including “I’m Not really HEADING DOWN”, “Nice Cherie” and “Joy Shows up”. He also documented under different guises, as Content Junior on “Sugars Dandy”, so when Boy Question on “All On THE HOME”. His vocals also graced Trojan Reggae Party Quantity One when he performed alongside the Pioneers, Greyhound, Bruce Ruffin, Nicky Thomas, Delroy Wilson and Count number Prince Miller. By 1976 he previously teamed up with Winston Curtis, a Studio room One veteran who acquired taken up home in the united kingdom, and several releases implemented, notably “Rock and roll Me” and “Who Baby”. He was also a highlighted vocalist on Winston’s Greats. In 1977, Honey Boy documented for Count number Shelley cover variations of Derrick Harriott’s “Cent For Your Melody” and Jackie Edwards’ “CONTINUE Working”. In 1980, Honey Boy came back to Curtis, and with the nucleus of Aswad, Angus Gaye, Tony “Gad” Robinson and George Oban, he released Arise. Although a significant hit provides eluded him, he continues to be mixed up in UK reggae picture for quite some time and is known as to be among the pioneers of fans rock.