The Kingstonians

Jamaican vocal trio, the Kingstonians were formed around 1966 by [a3394174] (aka [a=Jackie Bernard]) and his brother Lloyd "Footy" Bernard, along with mutual friend [a=Lloyd Kerr]. They began their recording career with producer [a=J.J. Johnson (2)], but had their greatest success between 1968 and 1970 with producer [a=Derrick Harriott], who helped steer the singles "Singer Man" and "Sufferer" to the top of the Jamaican charts. An LP of the Harriott material was released in 1970 under the title [m=453138]. The album was the career high point for the Kingstonians, who left Harriott to work briefly with producers [a=Leslie Kong] and [a=Rupie Edwards] before breaking up as the roots reggae era began.
British pop/rock group [a142217] covered their "Singer Man" song in 1973.