Rudolph "Rudy" Methaian Mills is a

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

musician known for his releases during the

rock steady Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish ...

era in the 1960s. He was discovered by producer

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who released his hit song "A Long Story". Versions of the song were later used by other artists including

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& Bingy Bunny sampling it in an instrumental rendition. Mills released singles with

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

, and his music has been featured on over 20 compilations, including releases from Rhino Entertainment,

Trojan Records Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name ''Trojan'' comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck t ...

, Jamaican Gold,

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and Universal Music TV. Mills was in a band called Progressions. Mills' song "John Jones" was a hit among the skinhead subculture in England. It was released on

B & C Records B&C Records (which stood for Beat & Commercial) was a British record label run by Trojan Records' owner, Lee Gopthal. It existed primarily between May 1969 and September 1972. In 1971, the progressive and folk artists that were still signed t ...

label Big Shot and was one of their hits. Mills song "A Place Called Happiness" was the B side. "John Jones" was also released on the ''Tighten Up Volume 2'' compilation LP. "John Jones" was used on the British comedy series ''

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'' and was released on its soundtrack. In 2019, Mills released the single "Lonely".

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Rudy Mills discography
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