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The Slickers

The Slickers has been played on NTS in shows including Peking Spring w/ Jon K, featured first on 27 January 2014. Songs played include Johnny (Too) Bad and Auntie Lulu.

The Slickers were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae group in the late 60's and early 70's, best known for the track Johnny Too Bad, which appeared on the soundtrack to The Harder They Come starring reggae legend Jimmy Cliff.

The group was formed by Derrick Crooks of The Pioneers and Winston Bailey around 1965. However, with Derrick as the only constant member the line-up has been pretty fluid, overlapping with both The Pioneers and The Reggae…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Johnny (Too) Bad
The Slicker
Punch1971
Johnny (Too) Bad
The SlickerPunch1971
Discogs
Auntie Lulu
Slickers, Clancy Eccles
Duke Records1969
Auntie Lulu
Slickers, Clancy EcclesDuke Records1969
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