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VETERAN SINGER LEROY BROWN, COVERS A CLASSIC!

 Leroy Brown— RELEASED in 1964, Tom Paxton’s ballad The Last Thing on My Mind has earned its ‘classic’ tag. It has been covered by several Jamaican artists, the latest being Leroy Brown. The veteran singer’s self-produced version was recently released on his Caturna label. While he is familiar with the original, Brown said it was one of the covers that grabbed him. “Is a song a love from the 70s when Delroy (Wilson) did it. It’s a beautiful song, a jus’ hope I did it justice,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Brown’s version features Sly and Robbie, the Firehouse Crew’s Paul ‘Wrong Move’ Crosdale on guitar and keyboard and keyboardist Bobby Kalphat.  It is expected to be part of his latest album, True Confessions, which will be released later this year. Brown first recorded in the … Read entire article »

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