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Pluto Shervington

b. Leighton Shervington, August 1950, Kingston, Jamaica, Western world Indies. In his early twenties Shervington became a member of a showband known as Tomorrow’s Kids. Fellow performers Ernie Smith and Tinga Stewart acquired enjoyed commercial achievement with ‘Duppy OR EVEN A Gunman’ and ‘Play De Music’, respectively. Both music had …

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Geoffrey Chung

b. c.1950, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, d. November 1995. Chung started his career within the Peter Ashbourn Affair playing middle-of-the-road reggae music. In the first 70s he shaped the Now Era session band along with his sibling Mikey Chung, Val Douglas, Mikey ‘Boo’ Richards, Earl ‘Cable’ Lindo and Robert Lynn. …

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Carlton “Carly” Barrett

When Carlton “Carly” Barrett was discovered murdered on Great Fri, April 17, 1987, reggae dropped among its most influential drummers. Regarding his old sibling, Aston “Familyman” Barrett, on bass, Barrett equipped the rock stable rhythm portion of Bob Marley AS WELL AS THE Wailers from 1969 until Marley’s loss of …

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Steven “Cat” Coore

b. 6 Apr 1950, Kingston, Jamaica, Western Indies. Coore’s dad was Jamaica’s Minister of Financing under Michael Manley’s authorities so when his career advanced he assumed the part of deputy Primary Minister. Coore Jnr.’s mom played the cello within the Jamaican Youngsters Orchestra and in addition taught music, which resulted …

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Jocelyn Brown

Unless you’ve been surviving in a cave because the past due ’70s, you might have likely heard Jocelyn Brown’s voice at one point or another. Brown’s greatly power-packed and impassioned tone of voice has been in the fore of many definitive and timeless disco classics, and it has additionally been …

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Jimmy Lindsay

b. 1950, Kingston, Jamaica, Western Indies. At age nine Lindsay and his family members relocated to the united kingdom. His first opportunity into music started in 1965 having a spirit group called the Healers, accompanied by a brief term using the Nighthawks. Additional endeavors included a spell using the rock-band …

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