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Vocal trio the Melodians were among Jamaica’s ideal rocksteady groups, lowering some classic singles through the past due ’60s and early ’70s that included the internationally famous “Streams of Babylon” and “Sugary Feeling.” The group was produced within the Greenwich City section of Kingston in 1963 and included Tony Brevett …

Brenton Dowe’s velvety vocals and idiosyncratic phrasing established the Melodians one of the biggest-selling tranquility trios of Jamaica’s rocksteady period. Born in Stage Region, Jamaica, on June 29, 1946, Dowe grew up by his mom, who relocated the family members towards the Kingston region in 1953. As a kid he …