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LLOYD PARKS PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE TECHNIQUES WITH “LLOYD PARKS SINGS THE TECHNIQUES!”

LLOYD PARKS PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE TECHNIQUES WITH “LLOYD PARKS SINGS THE TECHNIQUES!”

 Lloyd Parks & Everald Gayle– LIKE many musically-inclined youth in Jamaica during the late 1960s, Lloyd Parks was a big fan of rocksteady music. His group of choice was The Techniques. One of reggae’s top bass players, Parks had a stint with the revered vocal group early in his career. He pays tribute to them on his upcoming album, Lloyd Parks Sings The Techniques. “They’ve always been one of my favourite groups an’ seeing that I’m planning to … Read entire article »

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VETERAN MUSICIAN LLOYD PARKES PRESENTS A BASS GUITAR TO KINGSTON’S PEMBROKE HALL HIGH SCHOOL!

 By Basil Walters—- Lloyd Parkes presenting a bass guitar to Rachel Skyers of Pembroke Hall High—-. WINNERS of the inaugural Jamaica Best School Band (JBSB) Competition, Pembroke Hall High School, are the recipients of a new bass guitar from veteran bassist Lloyd Parkes. The presentation was made recently at the school’s Kingston location. Parkes, who started the We The People Band in 1974, was one of the competition’s judges. He urged the school band to keep practising and be disciplined. The 16-member Positive Vibrations (name of the Pembroke Hall band) won the JBSB competition in May at the Countryside Club. Cornwall College, Dinthill Technical High School and Wolmer’s Boys School, finished runners-up, third and fourth, respectively. … Read entire article »

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BARBARA JONES GETS HER GROOVE BACK IN BRAZIL!

 By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Lloyd Parks and Barbara Jones— IT’S been over 30 years since Barbara Jones ended her secular career. But last month, the singer’s past caught up with her during a visit to Brazil. “I didn’t know my songs were so popular there,” said Jones, whose Jamaican hits include a cover of Angel of The Morning, Woman in Me, Soul and Devotion and Dream Lover. She added: “People always told me, I should go to Brazil as they love me there, but I saw it first-hand when I arrived in the country on Mother’s Day weekend.” Jones, a devout Christian, told the Sunday Observer that she received a warm welcome at the Teresina and Belem airports. She got a security detail, took loads of photographs with fans and received overwhelming response when she performed … Read entire article »

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