In the mid-1960s, most Jamaican groups modelled themselves on the doo-wop, rhythm and blues and soul acts they heard on distant US radio stations. The Heptones were no exception, and certainly ...
Leroy Sibbles found success in The Heptones and ended up crafting some of the most recognisable rhythms in reggae history. Show more Leroy Sibbles grew up in the Kingston district known affectionately ...
Barrington "Barry" Llewellyn, 63, a founding member of The Heptones, a prominent vocal trio during Jamaica's Rocksteady era of the late 60s, died on November 23 at Kingston Public Hospital in Kingst… ...
THANKSGIVING service for the late Barrington Llewellyn — founding member of the rocksteady/reggae trio Heptones — has been changed to Curphey Place in Swallowfied, St Andrew. Musical tributes will ...