The Viceroys, also known as The Voiceroys, The Interns, The Inturns, The Brothers, and The Hot Tops, are 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 ...

vocal group who first recorded in 1967. After releasing several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they split up in the mid-1980s. They reformed and recorded a new album in 2006.

History

The group was formed in

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by Wesley Tinglin, along with Daniel Bernard and Bunny Gayle, and after auditioning unsuccessfully for

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, the trio made their debut recording for producer

Clement "Coxsone" Dodd Clement Seymour "Coxsone" Dodd (26 January 1932 – 4 May 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond. He was nicknamed "Coxsone" at school due to his talent a ...

in the middle of the

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era in 1967.Bush, John
The Viceroys Biography
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, retrieved 2011-05-10Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 388 The group recorded several singles for Dodd's Studio One label, including "Ya Ho", "Fat Fish", and "Love & Unity", and these tracks were collected together by

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for a 1995 compilation album.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 310-311 They went on to record for several other producers in the late 1960s and 1970s, including

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Winston Riley Winston Riley (14 May 1943 – 19 January 2012) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and record producer. The ''Jamaica Gleaner'' notes he was one of the most successful reggae producers.

(who produced their hit "Mission Impossible"),

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(including "Babylon Deh Pon Fire", which was credited to Truth Fact & Correct),

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, and

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. They also returned to record at Studio One in the late 1970s. Gayle left, with Neville Ingram taking his place. In 1980 Bernard also left, with Norris Reid joining (Reid also recorded as a solo artist, releasing ''Give Jah the Praises'' in 1979 and ''Roots & Vine'' in 1988). The band's first album release was the

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-produced ''Consider Yourself'' (1978), originally credited to their alias The Interns and later released as ''Ya Ho'', credited to The Viceroys. They had a big hit in Jamaica in 1980 with the

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-produced "Heart Made of Stone". Their first album released as the Viceroys was the

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production ''We Must Unite'', released in 1982 by

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, and featuring the

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.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 310 Thompson also produced their 1983 album ''Brethren and Sistren'', and in 1984 they moved on to work again with Winston Riley on the ''Chancery Lane'' album, by which time Reid had left to concentrate on his solo career, Chris Wayne taking his place. A further album was started but was not released, the group splitting up before it was finished. It was eventually released in 2004 as ''Love Is All'', with a few new tracks added. Wayne subsequently recorded as a solo artist, releasing three albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. 2000 saw the original trio get back together for a short lived reunion to rerecord some of their classics and release the cd The Original Voiceroys Revisited. After a period of inactivity, Tinglin revived the group with Ingram and new member Michael Gabbidon, and they recorded a new album in 2006, a live recording from

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's yard in French label Makasound's ''Inna de Yard'' series.Greene, Jo-Ann
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, retrieved 2011-05-10 Tinglin died on 18 September 2018, aged 75, after suffering from

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.Campbell, Howard (2018)
Wesley Tinglin of The Viceroys dead at 75
, ''

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'', 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018

Discography

*''Consider Yourself'' (1978), Chanan-Jah - originally credited as The Inturns (also issued as ''Do We Have to Fight''), reissued in 1979 as ''Detour'', credited as The Interns, and in 1985 as ''Ya Ho'', credited to The Viceroys *''We Must Unite'' (1982),

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- UK Indie #29Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 247 *''Brethren and Sistren'' (1983), CSA *''Chancery Lane'' (1984),

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*''The Original VoiceRoys Revisited'' (2000), LGB *''Love Is All'' (2004), Sankofa *''Inna de Yard'' (2006), Makasound *''Memories-Iroko Showcase Vol 2'' (2016), Iroko *''Why'' (2018), Luckee Riddims ;Compilations: *''Ya Ho (Viceroys at Studio One)'' (1995), Heartbeat *''Slogan on the Wall'' (2003), Vice Music

References

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