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THE GLADIATORS ARE READY FOR BATTLE WITH LONGTIME BOOKING AGENT!

 By Howard Campbell—  (From left) Clinton Rufus, Gallimore Sutherland, Droop Lion, Ludlow Robinson and Veron Sutherland– FOR over 20 years, roots band The Gladiators quietly established itself as one of the top touring reggae acts. Differences with their longtime booking agent, however, is threatening to make them reluctant headliners. The core of the band — guitarists Clinton Rufus and Gallimore Sutherland, keyboardist Veron Sutherland and harmony singer/percussionist Ludlow Robinson — are due to tour Europe in October with singer Droop Lion as Droop Lion and The Gladiators Band. Their manager, Cabel Stephenson, told the Sunday Observer that they made this decision after discovering that French booking agent Michel Jovanovic allegedly registered The Gladiators’ name in March for use in Europe. This, Stephenson claims, would allow him to assemble a unit called The Gladiators to perform … Read entire article »

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THE SECOND COMING OF THE GLADIATORS!

THE SECOND COMING OF THE GLADIATORS!

BY BASIL WALTERS—– TYPICAL of most entertainers who follow in their parents footsteps, Al Griffiths is committed to preserving the legacy of The Gladiators, the reggae group created by his father Albert Griffiths. Best known for the hit song Hello Carol, The Gladiators were formed in 1967 in Kingston and included Griffiths, Clinton Fearon, Errol Grandison and David Webber. GRIFFITHS… most people who know The Gladiators know it through my father and the song Hello Carol   But while The … Read entire article »

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