Entries tagged with "The Techniques"

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LLOYD PARKS TO RELEASE “LLOYD PARKS SINGS THE TECHNIQUES” LATER THIS YEAR!

August 12th, 2016 | Add a Comment

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 vocalist in a 50-year career. He revisits his vocal roots on Lloyd Parks Sings Techniques, a 10-song album that hears him saluting the revered harmony group. The album is scheduled for release this year. “I used to sing with the Techniques after (singer) Pat Kelly left, but even before that they were one of my favourite groups,” said Parks. Traveling Man, My Girl (done with Big Youth), Little Did You Know and Love is Not A Gamble are some of the songs Parks covers on the self-produced set. Parks, 67, recorded a handful of songs as a Techniques member including Say You Love Me andYou’re Free to … Read entire article »

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THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS BROUGHT SOULFUL HARMONIES TO THE 70’S REGGAE!

September 21st, 2015 | Add a Comment

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 and lasted into the next decade. Earlier, The Heptones, The Techniques, The Paragons, The Melodians, The Wailers, and The Gaylads had laid the foundation for the phenomenon, which produced a plethora of hits, mainly in the rock steady and early reggae styles. Those who were around at … Read entire article »

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THE HARMONIOUS SOUNDS RULED THE 1960’s AND 70’s!

September 21st, 2014 | Add a Comment

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 penchant of many artists of that period to emphasise harmony in their musical output. According to the late Brent Dowe, leader of the 1960s Jamaican vocal trio, The Melodians, “At the time, the whole emphasis was on harmony, not on the lead singer. Harmony was the thing. … Read entire article »

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CURTIS MAYFIELD: THE ARCHITECT OF THE IMPRESSIONS!

June 22nd, 2014 | Add a Comment

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 musical force, at a time when pop music’s main concern was love songs and dance tunes. Their impact spread far and wide, even here in Jamaica, where they had more of their songs covered by Jamaican groups than any of their contemporaries, which included outstanding performers like The Drifters, The Temptations, The … Read entire article »

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THE LADIES AT JOE GIBBS!

June 24th, 2013 | Add a Comment

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 Joe Gibbs’ collects 15 tracks sourced from vinyl. A number of the tunes are reggae standards and signature songs, including Althea & Donna’s smash hit Uptown Top Ranking, June Lodge’s Someone Loves You Honey, one of the best-selling Jamaican lovers rock tunes of the early 80’s, and Marcia Aitken’s chart topper I’m Still in Love … Read entire article »

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REMEMBERING THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR “DUKE” REID OF TREASURE ISLE RECORDS!

May 6th, 2012 | Add a Comment

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, he was well on his way to becoming one of, if not the most colourful and popular record producer in early Jamaican music. His vision, energy and taste for music were good foundation for the production of hundreds of top-class ska, rocksteady and reggaerecordings during the 1960s and ’70s on his … Read entire article »

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THE UNCREDITED HOPETON LEWIS!

February 27th, 2012 | Add a Comment

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 Hopeton Lewis and Pat Kelly at Treasure Isle studio. The duo then recorded the song for legendary producer Duke Reid. Because The Techniques were having one of their many “break up moments”, and were not recording at the time – Hopeton Lewis was under contract with Federal Records … Read entire article »

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PRODUCER WINSTON “TECHNIQUES” RILEY DIES AT 65!

January 20th, 2012 | Add a Comment

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 dead. Riley died in hospital yesterday from the effects of a gunshot wound he received last year. He was in a coma since he was attacked and shot in the back of the head in November last year. Winston, who was the father of Fame FM disc jockey Kurt Riley, had … Read entire article »

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