Grove Music, Grove Muzik (Grove Music, Island, King and the I, Viza Records
Musical artist
Roy Livingstone Plummer (born c. 1946), better known as King Sounds, is a Jamaican reggae musician who released several albums from the late 1970s onwards.
Born Roy Livingstone Plummer, c.1946 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, King Sounds emigrated to the UK in the lates 60's, where he entered the music business as a stage MC before embarking on his singing/producing career. As an MC for Reggae shows going by the name of 'Sounds', he impressed Alton Ellis so much that Ellis gave him the name 'King Sounds'. His debut single was "Rock and Roll Lullaby", released in 1977.[1] He formed the Grove Music collective in Ladbroke Grove with Mikey Campbell.[2] He performed regularly with artists such as Aswad and at the Notting Hill Carnival, with his band the Israelites featuring Clifton "Bigga" Morrison, Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton, and Michael "Bammi" Rose.[2] His first two albums were released on Grove Music, then his 3rd and 4th albums were relealed on his King and the I label. His 5th, 6th, and 7th albums were released on his Viza Records label.
Discography
ALBUMS
Come Zion Side Happiness (1979) - Grove Music label
Forward (1981) with the Israelites - Grove Muzik (Grove Music) label
Moving Forward (1983), with the Israelites - King and the I label
There Is a Reward (1985), with the Israelites - King and the I label
Strength to Strength (1987) - Viza Records label
I Shall Sing (1992) - Viza Records label
Never Give Up (1998) - Viza Records label
SINGLES
Spend One Night In A Babylon - Grove Music label
They Keep Us Down In Poverty - Grove Music label
They That Hate Us Wrongfully - Grove Music label
Kill Them Dead - Grove Music label
Look Into Yourself - Grove Music label
Patches - Island Records label
My Loving Friend - Grove Muzik (Grove Music) label
Batman
Brand New Child - Grove Muzik (Grove Music) label
Baal - King and the I label
Pada, Pada, Padaa - King and the I label
Book of Rules - King and the I label
There's a Reward - King and the I label
You're My Pilot - King and the I label
Love Bug - King and the I label
Reggae Lover - Viza Records label
I Really Don’t Want to Hurt You - Viza Records label
Games People Play - Viza Records label
Aids - Viza Records label
I'll Do Anything for You - Viza Records label
She Me Prefer - Viza Records label
Would You Like - Viza Records label
I Shall Sing - Viza Records label
Never Give Up - Viza Records label
References
↑Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN0-313-33158-8, p. 167-8
12Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN0-7535-0242-9, p. 154-5
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