By Howard Campbell--- The bass player and singer pays tribute to the Techniques on a new album. One of reggae's great bass players, Lloyd Parks also distinguished himself as a
By Roy Black--- The Mighty Diamonds in 1975.--- The Mighty Diamonds belong to an exclusive fraternity of three-part harmony group singers that emerged in the mid-1960's in Jamaican popular music
John Holt - File--- One of the prominent features of 1960s and 1970s popular music was the prevalence of singing groups. The feature seemed to have been triggered by the
Curtis Mayfield-- Curtis Mayfield leads the group through R&B-soul transition The professional vocal blend, harmony and lyrical content of the 1960s vocal group, The Impressions, established them as a unique
By Erik Magni---- The latest vintage compilation from reggae powerhouse VP’s reissue subsidiary 17 North Parade focuses on female talents from Joe Gibbs’ label Joe Gibbs Record Globe. 'The Ladies at
Duke Reid's Sound System at work. By Roy Black----- When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s,
Did You Know? By Marlon ////// Did you know that The Techniques 1968 hit "There Comes A Time" was not actually sung by The Techniques? The song was written by
Winston Riley is dead Veteran producer succumbs to gunshot wound in head after months in coma Jamaica Observer Friday, January 20, 2012 RECORD producer and songwriter Winston Riley is