The Silvertones
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In 1964 three vocalist, Delroy Denton, Keith Coley and Gilmore Grant came together to form the group called „The Silvertones“. In 1965 they recorded the singles, „True Confession“ and „It's Real“, both produced by Duke Ried and released on the Dr. Bird lable giving them instant success in Jamaica.
The Silvertones | |
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| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Ska, rocksteady, reggae |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Dr. Bird, Treasure Isle, Black Art, Trojan, Studio One |
| Members | Keith Coley, Joel Oliver Brown aka Kush, Anthony Feurtado |
| Past members | Delroy Denton, Clinton "Tennessee" Brown, Gilmore Grant |
The following record was, „Cool Down“ also for Duke Ried.
In 1968 they released a cover version of Wilson Pickett's entitled „In The Midnight Hour“ along with other singles including „Old Man River“ and „Slow And Easy“ on Duke Ried's Treasure Isle lable.
They recorded for Sonia Pottinger „Guns Fever“ and by 1971 moved on to record for Clancy Eccles relaeses include „Tear Drops Will Fall“. Then they went on to record many Songs for Studio One. „The Silvertones“ recorded also ander der name „Valentines“, hit Songs like „Gun Fever (called also „Bam Bam Fever“) or „Old Man Says“, also „Stop The Violence“ is one of them.
Denton emigrated to the United States, Joel Brown adequately filled the spot.
In the late 60's and early 1970's the band worked with Lee „Scratch“ Perry, initially as „The Muskyteers“ contributing a version of Book Benton's „Kiddy-O“ to Perry's album „The Upsetter“. Lee Perry produced there debut album „Silver Bullets“, voiced at King Tubby's Studio in one night and released on Perry's Black Ark lable and on Trojan Records in the UK1974, in two different mixes.
In the late 1970's they had successful singles with „I Want To Be There“, „Smile“ and „Stop Crying“, „Have A Little Faith“ and „Come Forward“, the group again working with Clement „Coxsone“ Dodd's Studio One. There Studio One recordings where collected together along with some of Duke Ried's produced sides on the „Young At Heart“ album 1999. The group has performed on many shows including Heineken Startime, Studio One Anniversary, Fully Loaded and Rebel Salute to name a few.
At present they released their new album, .“Things Gona Change“ with VP Record. There are also two new albums in process.
Gilmore Grant past away in April 2016. The new member Anthony Feurtado, Keith Coley and Joel „Kush“ Brown continue to hold the flag up high for „The Silvertones".
Discography
- Silver Bullets (1974) Black Art/Trojan
- Young at Heart (1999) Studio One
- Keep On Rolling (2013) Paris DJs
" Things Gonna Change" (2015) Jamaica
Notes
www.the-silvertones.com
References
- Cooke, Mel (2004), "Studio One shows depth at Mas Camp", Jamaica Gleaner, 28 June 2004
- Howard, Dennis (2004), "No doubting the contribution of Clement Dodd", Jamaica Observer, 7 May 2004
- Katz, David (2000), People Funny Boy: the Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Payback Press, ISBN 0-86241-854-2
- Larkin, Colin (1998), The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- Thompson, Dave (2002), Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6
External links
- The Silvertones at Roots Archives
www.the-silvertones.com