Lloyd Parkes Sings Lead On New Album

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Now in his early '60s, [Lloyd Parkes] still plays bass in the We The People band which he formed in the mid-1970s while he was a member of The Professionals, house band at producer Joe Gibbs' studio.

Parkes had made a name for himself as a vocalist and musician prior to Slaving. After leaving The Termites, he had a stint with The Techniques then played guitar and Dave Barker and Ansell Collins' funky Double Barrell, which was a hit in Britain in 1969.

Shortly after Slaving hit, Parkes scored another hit with the self-produced officially. In the mid-1970s, he returned to the local charts with a reggae version of singer Carl Douglas' disco smash, Kung Fu Fighting.

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Lloyd Parkes Sings Lead On New Album

IN A career dating back to the late 1960s, Lloyd Parkes has established himself as one of Jamaica's outstanding journeyman musicians. His pro...

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