| Eugene Grey |
Eric "Rickenbacker"
Frater |
Brian "Bones"
Atkinson |
Ike Bennett |
Original member of the Serenades  Band (Band was formed at Rusea's-First
Jamaica Festival Pop winner).
Eugene was an early member of Fab
5 Band.
Eugene was also top Track & Field sprinter at Rusea's.
Photo donated
by Eugene |
Eric Started  out at
Rusea's, then played Lead and Rythm guitar for Duke
Reid's Studio Band and Coxsone Studio One Band.
Rickenbacker band was called Rick and the Blue Grass. Eric passed away
in 2006.
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Original member of the Serenades
Band (Band was formed at Rusea's - First Jamaica Festival
Pop winner). Founder of the Soul Vendors the original Coxsone
Studio One Band. |
Original member of the Serenades
Band (Band was formed at Rusea's- First Jamaica Festival
Pop winner). Front man for Ike Bennett & The
Crystalites. |
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Peter Broggs |
Mark Steele |
Terry "The Outlaw"
Ganzie |
| Started is career in Lucea as
Moccasin, backed by the Serenades Band at local Concerts.
Founder of the Observer Label. |
Singer from Lucea in the Roots
Reggae and Dub Music
genre. |
Born in Lucea and is a Toronto
based Entertainer, a very polished Singer/Showman. |
From Askenish at the foot of the
Dolphin Head Mountain. Sample Vandorne
Johnson
music. |
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| Lee "Scratch" Perry |
Prince Mydas |
Elijah Saint |
Cecil "Skelley"
Spence |
| Lee was born in Kendal, he is the
Founder of Black Ark Studios. Lee is a Grammy Award Winner. |
Anthony Hawthorne is a member of
Shaggy's crew. |
Born Andre St. Aubyn Johnson, artist, song writer, composer and
Producer. |
Founding member of the Israel Vibration, who hails from Askenish. |
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| Joan Myers |
Roydel "Congo"
Johnson |
Willie "Wilso"
Dickson |
Ansel Malcolm |
| A Gospel singer formerly with the Grace Singers, born in Haddington. |
Roydel hails from Kendal
and a member of the Congos. |
Born
in Lucea, Willie's show band was called the
Wild Safari, that
 entertained on the Montego Bay hotel
circuit, also represented Jamaica at the Montreal Worlds
Fair, Canada with the Playboys. Hits: Reggae Exposed, featuring "Licking Stick". |
Late drummer out of Lucea and
Mentor to Wille Dickson, worked out of Toronto. |
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| Earl "The Pope"
Edrum |
General Everton |
Tashai Foster |
Kellan "Kid Madness"
Harding |
| Lucea's top
Showman in the 60's, the featured singer and original
member of the Serenades Band (Band was formed at Rusea's-First
Jamaica Festival Pop winner). Earl was the Hanover
Festival winner in the solo category. |
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"Empress Tashai" was
born in Green Island. |
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| Ever G |
Julie Spence |
Al T Joe |
Dermott Lynch |
| Everett Streete was born in Cash Hill and attend
Rusea's. |
Born in Lucea,
based out of
Toronto, Canada. |
Singer and Pianist from
Hopewell, popular known as the Jamaican Satchmo. Hits: Rise Jamaica. |
Singer from Lucea,
one of his influence was Theaphilous Beckford, who he used to imitated
to impress the young girls. Hits: Ive got your Number, I Can't
Stand it, Echo(Feel like Crying), I Love The Way You Are. |
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Roger Kassiano Smith |
Lord Fly |
Tony Ramsey |
Troublesum |
| Recording
artist, writer and musician. Kassiano career takes him to Mexico,
Central & South America |
Born Rupert Linly Lyon in Lucea, singer, Jazz saxophonist and
recording pioneer. |
Original member of the Serenades
Band (Band was formed at Rusea's - First Jamaica Festival Pop winner).
Hanover Festival Pop catagory winner. |
Born Devon Smith in Hanover, hit song Nine Inch. |
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Benjy
Myaz |
Errol D. Bean |
Ivan Chin |
Richie Melody |
| Benjamin
Myers was born in Haddington, Musician, Teaches music and creates music. |
Born in Maryland,
Singer, Teacher, Preacher, Composer, Writer. |
Owner of Chin's Radio Service, Kingston. Ivan started fixing
radios before Jamaica had a Radio Station, and use his knowledge to
start recording is Mento group. |
Born in Lucea as James E. Brown, appears in Negril frequently at
Alfred's. |
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Jah Jah Yute |
Rasta Rai - |
Eric Moore |
T. Brown |
| Born in Rock
Springs, as Steadman Shearer |
Founder of the Tree of Life Band in England. |
Born in Lucea, writes & arrange music and plays four instruments |
Tristan Brown was born in Lucea. |
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Wadada |
Richie Melody |
Kassiano |
Howie Blendah |
| Born in
Lucea |
Born in
Lucea |
Born Roger
Kassiano Smith |
Howie Blendah was born Joseph
Williams, on the 30.04.1953 in Cousins Cove, Hanover. |
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Ginjah |
Easton
Clarke |
Kandiman |
Brandsford Sinclair |
| Born
Valentine Nakrumah Fraser |
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Byron
Antonio Reid was born in Rock Spring |
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Ken Garrison |
Marlon Anderson |
Easton
Clarke |
Motherless |
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Marlon was awarded “Best Male Vocalist”
for three consecutive years (2001 through 2003) from the Annual
Caribbean Gospel Awards held in New York. |
Based in Germany |
Born Cecil Mitchell, arguable the best Jamaican Banjo player |
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DJ KoolKid |
Mr. Groove |
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was born Owen McIntosh in Lucea on 11/07/90. |
Lepke Nathaniel Hines AKA Mr. Groove, was born in Jericho and a student
at Rusea's. |
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Band (Band was formed at Rusea's-First
Jamaica Festival Pop winner). 
entertained on the Montego Bay hotel
circuit, also represented Jamaica at the Montreal Worlds
Fair, Canada with the Playboys. Hits: Reggae Exposed, featuring "Licking Stick". 