Winston Groovy

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Winston Tucker, better known as Winston Groovy, was born to sing. He was the third of four brothers born in the heart of Kingston, Jamaica. But whilst still in his early childhood, he knew that his one love was music, and he actively pursued his ambition to be a singer and to perform in front of the crowds in the clubs. The jukeboxes and 'R&B' broadcasts from the USA soon made their mark on him and influenced his style of singing, but he realised that Reggae would be his main style. In the early 1960's, Winston made a move to Birmingham , England and it wasn't very long before he joined a band, The Ebonite’s, whilst continuing his studies. As lead singer and songwriter he toured England and France with the band, but made no recordings. This was soon to change after a move to London in 1969. There he met the Ska legend Laurel Aitkin, who quickly put Winston's voice onto vinyl. As a team, they enjoyed hits with " Island in the Sun", "Free the People", "Yellow Bird" and "Funky Chicken". Later, Winston became recognised as a recording artiste and songwriter for the Pama Label, now known as Jet Star. Winston next joined Trojan Records, and started to mingle with artistes like Desmond Dekker, John Holt, Ken Booth, Bob & Marcia and other well established performers. It was here that he recorded hits such as "So Easy" and "I'm Going Back". 1 Soon afterwords, Winston met up with Eddy Grant of The Equals fame. From this encounter came the opportunity to record for Eddy's Torpedo la

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albums

Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set - Disc 3

Please Don't Make Me Cry: The Best Of

Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set

Mysterious Girl

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Trojan Suedehead Box Set

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Trojan Originals Box Set

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Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set [Disc 3]

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The Reggae Christmas Collection-Retail CD

Trojan Box Set: Skinhead Reggae

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The Reggae Christmas Collection

Please Don't Make Me Cry - The Best of Winston Groovy

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Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set (Disc 3 of 3)

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