Junior English | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lindel Beresford English |
Born | 1951 Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | (aged 71) |
Genres | Reggae |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | Early 1960s–2023 |
Labels |
Trojan Burning Vibrations Burning Sounds Burning Rockers International English |
Lindel Beresford English (1951 – 10 March 2023), better known as Junior English, was a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1960s before relocating to England.
English was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951. [1] He began performing as a teenager and recorded early tracks such as "Fay is Gone" and "My Queen" (a duet with Errol Dunkley) for producer Prince Buster in the early–mid 1960s. [1] [2] He relocated to England in 1964, living at first in Preston then London, where he completed his education. [3] After entering and winning a talent contest organised by the Palmer brothers (of Pama Records), he joined The Magnets, with whom he toured Europe. [1] He then joined The Nighthawks, releasing an album with the group in 1969, Man it's Reggae, before restarting his solo career the same year. [1] He had a string of reggae hits in the early 1970s, working with producer Clement Bushay, but his career was interrupted when he served a six-month prison sentence for driving whilst disqualified. [3] While in prison, he wrote many of the songs that would appear on his debut solo album, The Dynamic Junior English, released in 1974. [3] This was followed in 1976 by The Great Junior English, but his most prolific year would come in 1978, when four albums were released, and he had a Christmas number one on the UK reggae chart with "In Loving You". [1] His success continued through the 1980s, and he set up his own International English label for many of his subsequent releases. [1] In 1985, he contributed to the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal single "Let's Make Africa Green Again". [1] He continued to perform and record into the 1990s and 2000s, with cover versions of "Queen Majesty" and "Cruising", and the album Mr. Man. [1]
English died on 10 March 2023, at the age of 71. [4] [5]
Junior English | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lindel Beresford English |
Born | 1951 Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | (aged 71) |
Genres | Reggae |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | Early 1960s–2023 |
Labels |
Trojan Burning Vibrations Burning Sounds Burning Rockers International English |
Lindel Beresford English (1951 – 10 March 2023), better known as Junior English, was a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1960s before relocating to England.
English was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951. [1] He began performing as a teenager and recorded early tracks such as "Fay is Gone" and "My Queen" (a duet with Errol Dunkley) for producer Prince Buster in the early–mid 1960s. [1] [2] He relocated to England in 1964, living at first in Preston then London, where he completed his education. [3] After entering and winning a talent contest organised by the Palmer brothers (of Pama Records), he joined The Magnets, with whom he toured Europe. [1] He then joined The Nighthawks, releasing an album with the group in 1969, Man it's Reggae, before restarting his solo career the same year. [1] He had a string of reggae hits in the early 1970s, working with producer Clement Bushay, but his career was interrupted when he served a six-month prison sentence for driving whilst disqualified. [3] While in prison, he wrote many of the songs that would appear on his debut solo album, The Dynamic Junior English, released in 1974. [3] This was followed in 1976 by The Great Junior English, but his most prolific year would come in 1978, when four albums were released, and he had a Christmas number one on the UK reggae chart with "In Loving You". [1] His success continued through the 1980s, and he set up his own International English label for many of his subsequent releases. [1] In 1985, he contributed to the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal single "Let's Make Africa Green Again". [1] He continued to perform and record into the 1990s and 2000s, with cover versions of "Queen Majesty" and "Cruising", and the album Mr. Man. [1]
English died on 10 March 2023, at the age of 71. [4] [5]