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The Kingstonians

The Kingstonians

The Kingstonians has been played on NTS in shows including Asher G's Caribbean Memories, featured first on 14 January 2018. Songs played include Merry Christmas , Mother Miserable and False Witness.

Jamaican vocal trio the Kingstonians were formed around 1966 by Jackie Bernard and his brother Footy, along with mutual friend Lloyd Kerr. They began their recording career with producer J.J. Johnson, but had their greatest success between 1968 and 1970 with producer Derrick Harriott, who helped steer the singles "Singer Man" and "Sufferer" to the top of the Jamaican charts. An LP of the Harriott material was released in 1970 under the title Sufferer, and it remains a wonderful example of rocksteady right at the point where it began to tip over into early reggae. The album was the career high point for the Kingstonians, who left Harriott to work briefly with producers Leslie Kong and Rupie Edwards before breaking up as the roots reggae era began.

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The Kingstonians

The Kingstonians has been played on NTS in shows including Asher G's Caribbean Memories, featured first on 14 January 2018. Songs played include Merry Christmas , Mother Miserable and False Witness.

Jamaican vocal trio the Kingstonians were formed around 1966 by Jackie Bernard and his brother Footy, along with mutual friend Lloyd Kerr. They began their recording career with producer J.J. Johnson, but had their greatest success between 1968 and 1970 with producer Derrick Harriott, who helped steer the singles "Singer Man" and "Sufferer" to the top of the Jamaican charts. An LP of the Harriott material was released in 1970 under the title Sufferer, and it remains a wonderful example of rocksteady right at the point where it began to tip over into early reggae. The album was the career high point for the Kingstonians, who left Harriott to work briefly with producers Leslie Kong and Rupie Edwards before breaking up as the roots reggae era began.

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Merry Christmas
The Kingstonians, Lyn Taitt & The Jets
JJ Records1967
Mother Miserable
The Kingstonians
Coxsone Records1968
False Witness
The Kingstonians
Doctor Bird1968
I'll Need You Tomorrow
Kingstonians
Trojan Records1970
Put Down Your Fire
The Kingstonians
Doctor Bird1968
Nice Nice
The Kingstonians
Big Shot1969
Out There
The Kingstonians
Crystal Records1970
I’ll Be Around
The Kingstonians
Doctor Bird2020