By Roy Black--- Derrick Harriott--- Three distinct phases to his career - two with the Jiving Juniors and one as a solo artist; two different voices that created hits for nearly
By Roy Black--- File Derrick Harriott--- One of the features of early Jamaican popular music has been the transitioning of lead vocalists of singing groups into solo singers. The phenomenon was
BY BRIAN BONITTO--- Top: Dennis Brown Bottom: Willie Lindo--- THREE weeks after recording his second album for American label A&M Records, Dennis Brown visited the set’s producer Willie Lindo. “I had
Delroy Wilson - File The 1972 gospel-based recording I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers soared to the top of the American Billboard charts that year. It triggered a
Derrick Harriott (left) and Castro demonstrating the dance step The Jerk at The Glass Bucket Club---- The day a reggae legend is born By Shereita Grizzle---- On February
By CECELIA CAMPBELL-LIVINGSTON---- DESMOND Miles, leader and bass player of The Mighty Vikings band, died yesterday in Florida. His daughter Jennifer confirmed his passing on the band's Facebook page. "For
Pinchers Reggae Sumfest, now into its 20th staging, has also been dubbed a Jamaica 50 event. As such, the producers have arranged for a Jamaica 50 tribute to take the