Lloyd Lovindeer (born c.1948),He was 65 in September 2013 – Jackson often credited simply as Lovindeer, is a

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deejay, best known for his song "Wild Gilbert".

Career

Born in

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'', 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013 He attended Kingston College and on leaving formed The Fabulous Flames with friends, the group releasing their first single, "Holly Holy", in 1971.Anglin-Christie, Kavelle (2007)
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'', 11 February 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013 The group split up in the mid-1970s and Lovindeer began a solo career while living in Canada between 1976 and 1982. He returned to Jamaica and had hits in the 1980s with "Babylon Boops" (a response to Echo Minott's "What The Hell Police Can Do"), "Don't Bend Down", and "Man Shortage", before having the biggest hit of his career with "Wild Gilbert". Released in September 1988, "Wild Gilbert" humorously describes the experiences of Jamaica during 1988's Hurricane Gilbert and remains the island's biggest selling single with sales estimated at between 50,000 and 200,000 copies.Walker, Karyl (2009)
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'', 13 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2013 The song also appeared on his album ''Why Don't We All Have Sex'', which included another Gilbert-themed track, "Gilbert – One Hell of a Blow-Job", and the hurricane theme continued on his 1989 album ''Gilbert Yu Gone''. He followed it with hits such as "Pocomonia Day", which along with the 1989 album ''One Day Christian'' triggered a spate of "Poco style" releases based on rhythms from Pukumina religious songs.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 88 His latest album, ''Jamaica: Land of the One Love People'', featuring contributions from Judy Mowatt,

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, and Lady G, was released in August 2013.

Discography

Albums

*''Serious Times'' (1978), Ballistic *''Man Shortage'' (1983), Prolific Productions *''Disco Reggae Jam'' (1984), TSOJ *''Dance Hall General'' (1985), TSOJ *''Soca Knights'' (1987), TSOJ *''Am I Hurting You Honey'' (1987), TSOJ *''Cease And Settle'' (1987), TSOJ *''Why Don't We All Just Have Sex'' (1988), TSOJ *''Love Bag'' (1988), TSOJ *''Government Boops'' (1988), TSOJ *''Octapussy'' (1988), TSOJ *''One Day Christian'' (1989), TSOJ *''Gilbert Yu Gone'' (1989), TSOJ *''Find Your Way'' (1990), TSOJ *''Umgawla!'' (1991), TSOJ *''Carnival Jamaica Style'' (1992), TSOJ *''Jam Like A Jamaican'' (1996), TSOJ *''Dirty Dancing Dollar Wind Volume 1'' *''Dirty Dancing Dollar Wind Volume 2'' *''Jamaica: Land of the One Love People'' (2013), TSOJ *''De Blinkin' Bus'' (2019), Jamaican Art Records ;Compilations: *''The Best of Lovindeer'' (1993)

References

External links

*
Lovindeer – YouTube

Lloyd Lovindeer – Roots Archives
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