Eric "Monty" Morris

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Strongman Sampson 02:33 Tools
Enna Bella 01:59 Tools
Penny Reel 02:30 Tools
Get your feet moving 02:30 Tools
Pack Up Your Troubles 02:18 Tools
Humpty Dumpty 02:56 Tools
Enna Bella (aka Lena Belle) 01:58 Tools
Oil In My Lamp 01:58 Tools
Sammy Dead 02:09 Tools
If I Didn't Love You 02:40 Tools
Simple Simon 02:47 Tools
Samson 02:36 Tools
Think Twice (Aka Last Laugh) 02:25 Tools
Beautiful Garden 03:02 Tools
Say I'm Back 02:28 Tools
Can´t Get No Peace 02:11 Tools
This Magic Moment 02:11 Tools
Solomon A Gundie 02:11 Tools
Solomon 02:39 Tools
What a man doeth 03:02 Tools
Cinderella 02:24 Tools
Put On Your Best Dress 02:44 Tools
By the Sea 02:44 Tools
In The Garden [Beautiful Garden] 02:28 Tools
Too Late 02:04 Tools
Fast Mouth 02:11 Tools
Seven Long Years 02:34 Tools
Live As A Man 02:21 Tools
Say What You're Saying 02:08 Tools
Solomon Gundie 02:39 Tools
Sweet Love 02:31 Tools
Many long years aog 02:11 Tools
Think Twice 02:25 Tools
Where Will You Be Going 02:53 Tools
Beautiful Garden (aka In The Garden) 03:03 Tools
It Will Be Ages 02:27 Tools
Please Come Home 02:30 Tools
Can't Get No Peace 02:30 Tools
My Love 02:23 Tools
In And Out The Window 02:12 Tools
Play It Cool 02:43 Tools
Tommy Tucker 02:27 Tools
Sammy Dead (2011 Version) 02:41 Tools
Think Twice (Last Laugh) 02:27 Tools
Suddenly 02:42 Tools
Sinners repent & pray 02:34 Tools
I’ll Be Strong 02:58 Tools
Hear Them Say 02:09 Tools
Children of today 02:40 Tools
Oh My Dear 02:23 Tools
Jenny 02:40 Tools
Lazy Woman 02:45 Tools
Penny Real 02:33 Tools
Love 02:46 Tools
Troublesome People 02:35 Tools
River Come Down 02:29 Tools
You Really Got A Hold On Me 02:43 Tools
Mama no fret 02:58 Tools
Ambition 02:58 Tools
Mamma No Fret 02:58 Tools
It's been a long long time 02:30 Tools
The Penny Reel 03:00 Tools
No More Teardrops 02:12 Tools
09 Enna Bella 01:59 Tools
Stitchin' Time 02:54 Tools
Supper In The Gutter 02:48 Tools
Tears In Your Eyes 02:48 Tools
Blackman Ska 03:07 Tools
Strong Man Sampson 02:39 Tools
Ill Be Strong 03:38 Tools
I'll Be Strong 03:38 Tools
Those teardrops 02:53 Tools
In The Garden (Beautiful Garden) 02:28 Tools
I've tried 03:38 Tools
(Strongman) Sampson 02:33 Tools
Little District 03:07 Tools
Deportation 03:07 Tools
he is back 03:07 Tools
a little bit of this 03:07 Tools
Say What Your Saying 02:43 Tools
Walk & Talk 02:52 Tools
In The Garden 02:52 Tools
Solomon Gundy 02:43 Tools
Going To The River 02:52 Tools
Ungodly People 02:28 Tools
Last Laugh 02:26 Tools
My Lonely Days 02:52 Tools
Into The Beautiful Garden 02:34 Tools
A Spot In My Heart For You 02:44 Tools
My Lonely Days Alone 02:43 Tools
Run man run 02:43 Tools
Love Can Make a Man 02:44 Tools
15.Sammy dead. 02:43 Tools
Lena Belle 02:02 Tools
Think Twice (A.K.A. Last Laugh) 02:44 Tools
Oh What A Smile Can Do 02:29 Tools
Oil In My Lamp (2011 Version) 02:44 Tools
Penny Reef 02:44 Tools
Enna Bella (Coffee and Cigarettes) 00:00 Tools
G.I. Lady (A Love I Must Find) 02:24 Tools
Strongman Sampson (2011 Version0 02:44 Tools
Money can't buy life 03:18 Tools
Why Did You Hurt Me 03:18 Tools
Say I'm Back - Eric 'Monty' Morris 03:18 Tools
Beautiful Garden (Aka In The Garden 03:18 Tools
Into This Beautiful Garden (2011 Version) [feat. Sadiki] 03:18 Tools
Sampson 03:18 Tools
Sinners Repent And Pray 03:18 Tools
Say bye bye (what you gonna do) 03:18 Tools
Get Your 03:18 Tools
Penny Reel O 02:34 Tools
Words Of My Mouth 02:36 Tools
Number One (Aka Drive It Home) 02:34 Tools
me and my forty five 02:34 Tools
My Forty Five 02:36 Tools
Erick 'Monty' Morris - Stitchin' Time 02:36 Tools
What You Gonna Do (2011 Version) 02:34 Tools
Solomon Gundie (2011 Version) 02:36 Tools
You've Really Got A Hold On Me 02:32 Tools
17 Play it cool 02:36 Tools
Humpty Dumpty (2011 Version) 02:36 Tools
Over the Hills 02:36 Tools
Sweetie Pie 02:54 Tools
Mama Nuh Fret (2011 Version) 02:36 Tools
Temptation (with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics) 02:36 Tools
Penny Reel (2011 Version) 02:34 Tools
Miss Peggy's Granddaughter 02:34 Tools
All My Enemies Beware 02:34 Tools
Think Twice (Last Laugh) kuky3 02:34 Tools
Hupty Dumpty 02:34 Tools
Corn Bread And Butter 02:34 Tools
Penny-Reel 02:54 Tools
Miss Peggy's Grandaughter 02:54 Tools
Love Me Or Leave Me 02:54 Tools
Sammy Dead-O 02:14 Tools
There's A Place 02:34 Tools
Say I’M Back 02:34 Tools
In and Out of the Window 02:34 Tools
45 02:34 Tools
Live As A Man (2011 Version) 02:34 Tools
The Garden 02:34 Tools
Enna Bella (OST Coffee And Cigarettes) 02:34 Tools
If I Didnt Love You 02:32 Tools
What A Man Doeth - Original 02:32 Tools
I LL BE STRONG 02:32 Tools
Love Can Break a Man 02:32 Tools
Sammy Dead (Live 1964) 02:32 Tools
Terrible Mistake 02:32 Tools
Penny Reel - Eric "Monty" Morris 02:32 Tools
Into This Beautiful Garden 02:34 Tools
Strongman Sampson - Original 02:32 Tools
Its Been A Long Long Time 02:32 Tools
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Eric Morris is a ska singer, considered to be one of the foundation artists of original ska. Morris was the original vocalist for The Skatalites. Eric "Monty" Morris is recognised in Jamaica, alongside Laurel Aitken and Derrick Morgan as a primal ska performer. In 1961 he recorded a medley of nursery rhymes as "Humpty Dumpty" providing the vocals to Arkland Drumbago Parks All Star Band's shuffling beat. The song proved a phenomenal success and is regarded as pivotal in the progress of Jamaican music, introducing the emphasis on the half beat in comparison to earlier local recordings which simply mirrored American R&B. Morris recorded an abundance of hits throughout the first half of the 60s, most notably "What A Man Doeth", "Sammy Dead", "Money Can't Buy Life", "Into My Garden", "Enna Bella" and "A Little More Oil In My Lamp". At the beginning of the Jamaican music industry many singers received a single fee for their performance in the studio. This motivated singers to record for anyone who would pay. Morris was no exception, and he recorded several tracks including "Seek And You Will Find", "Home Sweet Home" and "River Come Down" for Vincent Edwards. The singer also found success with Leslie Kong who released the favoured "Solomon A Gundy" alongside "Sampson Was The Strongest Man", while sessions with Neremiah Reid resulted in "Words Of Wisdom", "Supper In The Gutter" and "Words Of My Mouth". In the latter half of the 60s several commentators considered that while Morris was an esteemed ska singer he would not adapt to the new sound of rocksteady. Adding the "Monty" tag to his name the singer, although not as prolific, proved the critics were mistaken with the sublime, "Say I'm Back" and the defiant "Last Laugh". By 1970 Morris had left Jamaica, and did not return until 1998 when he was invited to appear at the monthly Startime Show Series held in Halfway Tree. Morris was discovered in New York by Max Romeo who sought out the ska legend to perform at his show. The singer had not performed live for over 15 years although critics were in agreement that his appearance was the highlight of the event. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.