The Tartans, also known as Devon and the Tartans, were a
rocksteady
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group who came together in 1967 in
Kingston, Jamaica
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. The members were initially Prince
Lincoln Thompson
Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax (10 July 1949 ''
...
,
Cedric Myton
Cedric Constantine Myton (born 1947) is a Jamaican Rastafari reggae musician who was a founding member of the roots reggae band The Congos.
Career
Myton was born in Old Harbour, Jamaica. He began his singing career with the group The Bell Sta ...
,
Devon Russell
Devon Russell (died 18 June 1997) was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer who recorded between the 1960s and the 1990s, both as a solo artist and as a member of The Tartans and Cultural Roots.
Biography
Russell's career ...
and Lindberg Lewis.Taylor, Angus Interviews: Cedric Myton ", reggaenews.co.uk, retrieved 2010-10-29 Myton and Russell had previously been in a group called the Bellstars. The Tartans formed as a result of the Bellstars break-up.
Their recorded output included "Far Beyond the Sun" for
Duke Reid
Arthur "Duke" Reid CD (21 July 1915 – 1 January 1975) was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner.
He ran one of the most popular sound systems of the 1950s called Reid's Sound System, whilst Duke himself was known as The Troja ...
's
Treasure Isle
Arthur "Duke" Reid CD (21 July 1915 – 1 January 1975) was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner.
He ran one of the most popular sound systems of the 1950s called Reid's Sound System, whilst Duke himself was known as The Troja ...
label, "Dance All Night", "What Can I Say", and six tracks recorded for
Ken Lack
Ken Lack (born Blondel Keith Calnek, 1934, died June 6, 2001, Miami) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae record producer active in the latter half of the 1960s, who also ran the Caltone and JonTom record labels.Williams, Mark (2001)Obituary o ...
's Caltone label: "Awake The Town", "Coming On Strong", "It's Alright", "Making Love", "Save a Little Bread" and "Solid as a Rock".
"Lonely Heartaches" by
The Clarendonians
The Clarendonians are a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Jamaica, active initially from the mid- to late 1960s. They reformed in the 1990s and continue to perform live.
History
The Clarendonians were originally Fitzroy "Ernest" Wilson and Pe ...
was incorrectly credited to 'The Tartons' icwhen released in the UK on
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.
After the group split, Thompson went on to form The Royal Rasses and Myton
The Congos
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio ...
.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.218
No studio albums were released by The Tartans.
Cedric Myton
Cedric Constantine Myton (born 1947) is a Jamaican Rastafari reggae musician who was a founding member of the roots reggae band The Congos.
Career
Myton was born in Old Harbour, Jamaica. He began his singing career with the group The Bell Sta ...
has stated that he intends to produce an album with songs from The Tartans. On the
Roots Reggae Library
The Roots Reggae Library is a website that lists reviews of discographies of reggae artists. It contains detailed written descriptions of albums, songs and the style of the artist. There are currently 33 discographies on the website. The content o ...
two albums with songs from the Tartans were composed. One derives its name from their hit "Dance All Night", and another is titled "Awake The Town".