Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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6227654 | Play | Hold Them | 02:44 Tools | |
6227655 | Play | Get on the Ball | 00:00 Tools | |
6227668 | Play | If I Didn't Know | 00:00 Tools | |
6227659 | Play | Music Fell | 00:00 Tools | |
6227657 | Play | I Like Your Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
6227669 | Play | I Am The Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
6227660 | Play | Musical War | 00:00 Tools | |
6227661 | Play | Good Ambition | 00:00 Tools | |
6227670 | Play | Hold Them (aka Get In The Groove) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227658 | Play | Musical Train | 00:00 Tools | |
49756006 | Play | Music Is the Key | 00:00 Tools | |
6227664 | Play | Calling | 00:00 Tools | |
6227666 | Play | Dance Arena | 00:00 Tools | |
6227667 | Play | Warming Up The Scene | 00:00 Tools | |
6227673 | Play | Thank You | 00:00 Tools | |
6227663 | Play | Move All Day | 00:00 Tools | |
6227749 | Play | Paradise | 00:00 Tools | |
6227675 | Play | Rolling Rolling | 00:00 Tools | |
6227672 | Play | Jamaican Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
6227665 | Play | I'm The Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
6227679 | Play | Golden Festival | 00:00 Tools | |
49756010 | Play | Dance the Reggay | 00:00 Tools | |
6227671 | Play | Get in the Groove | 00:00 Tools | |
6227677 | Play | Touch Them (Never Let Them Go) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227695 | Play | The World Needs Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227691 | Play | Girlie | 00:00 Tools | |
6227733 | Play | Rollin Rollin | 00:00 Tools | |
6227685 | Play | Israelites Leave Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
6227683 | Play | Be Good | 00:00 Tools | |
6227678 | Play | Dance Up the Reggae Music | 00:00 Tools | |
6227674 | Play | Israelites | 00:00 Tools | |
6227705 | Play | Don't Fight Against Good Ambition | 00:00 Tools | |
6227739 | Play | A Sugar | 00:00 Tools | |
6227689 | Play | Touch Them | 00:00 Tools | |
6227687 | Play | Freedom Festival | 00:00 Tools | |
49756007 | Play | Keep Your Eyes On the Road | 00:00 Tools | |
49756008 | Play | Long Shot (1967) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227686 | Play | Feel Good | 00:00 Tools | |
6227680 | Play | Music Fields | 00:00 Tools | |
6227690 | Play | Flying Reggay | 00:00 Tools | |
49756009 | Play | Be Good (1967) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756013 | Play | joe razor | 00:00 Tools | |
6227713 | Play | Fantastic Lover | 00:00 Tools | |
6227700 | Play | Get Yourself Moving | 00:00 Tools | |
6227693 | Play | Bright Life | 00:00 Tools | |
6227688 | Play | Prophecy Fulfilling | 00:00 Tools | |
6227769 | Play | If I Don't Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49756012 | Play | When You Are Young | 00:00 Tools | |
6227730 | Play | jamaican girl | 00:00 Tools | |
49756011 | Play | Hold Them (1967) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227694 | Play | Good Is Better Than Bad | 00:00 Tools | |
49756018 | Play | Sleeping Beauty | 00:00 Tools | |
6227703 | Play | The Mighty Joe Razor | 00:00 Tools | |
6227696 | Play | Don't Do That | 00:00 Tools | |
49756014 | Play | Don't Be Afraid (Of the Dark) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227737 | Play | Never Let Them Go | 00:00 Tools | |
6227803 | Play | Don't Be A Loser | 00:00 Tools | |
6227710 | Play | Got To Be a Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
6227704 | Play | Give Me the Latest Dance | 00:00 Tools | |
6227702 | Play | My Bride | 00:00 Tools | |
49756020 | Play | Get Me The Last Dance | 00:00 Tools | |
49756015 | Play | Bright Life (Aka Think About the Future) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227698 | Play | Dance the Reggae | 00:00 Tools | |
6227681 | Play | I Am a Winner - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
49756016 | Play | The Great Roy Shirley | 00:00 Tools | |
6227719 | Play | Rasta Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227717 | Play | I'm A Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
6227757 | Play | Who God Bless No Man Curse | 00:00 Tools | |
6227721 | Play | wonderful you | 00:00 Tools | |
6227728 | Play | Heartbreaking Gypsy | 00:00 Tools | |
6227727 | Play | Bubble Up | 00:00 Tools | |
49756017 | Play | Dance of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49756019 | Play | Get Yourself Running | 00:00 Tools | |
6227726 | Play | The Facts Of Life | 00:00 Tools | |
6227711 | Play | Hold Them One Two Three Four | 00:00 Tools | |
6227788 | Play | Be Wise | 00:00 Tools | |
6227734 | Play | More Black Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227723 | Play | Shirley | 00:00 Tools | |
6227790 | Play | You Don't Know (I Love You) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227718 | Play | Musical Train (feat. Glen Adams) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227770 | Play | Wonderful People | 00:00 Tools | |
6227762 | Play | Evil Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227763 | Play | Tell You | 00:00 Tools | |
6227747 | Play | Melody Street | 00:00 Tools | |
6227797 | Play | On Board | 00:00 Tools | |
6227785 | Play | Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
6227712 | Play | Don't Take Away The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6227714 | Play | Truthfully | 00:00 Tools | |
6227720 | Play | Million Dollar Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
6227766 | Play | Hear My Plea | 00:00 Tools | |
6227699 | Play | Soulful Face-man | 00:00 Tools | |
6227759 | Play | Crying Time | 00:00 Tools | |
49756022 | Play | Music Feel | 00:00 Tools | |
6227682 | Play | A Golden Festival | 00:00 Tools | |
6227776 | Play | On Board (aka Ethiopians) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227784 | Play | Prayer From The Priest (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227764 | Play | praise from the priest | 00:00 Tools | |
6227731 | Play | You Turn Me On | 00:00 Tools | |
6227758 | Play | Rolling, Rolling | 00:00 Tools | |
6227722 | Play | Evil Love (feat. Slim Smith and the Uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227742 | Play | I Won't Turn My Back On You | 00:00 Tools | |
49756021 | Play | Get In The Groove (Hold Them) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227791 | Play | Sleeping Beauty (Original) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756031 | Play | Taking Over Orange Street | 00:00 Tools | |
49756023 | Play | Prayer From The Priest (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227706 | Play | The Winner parts 1&2 | 00:00 Tools | |
6227805 | Play | I Am a Winner (Original) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227756 | Play | Unite And Live | 00:00 Tools | |
6227771 | Play | The Face That You Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227753 | Play | I Am a Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
49756024 | Play | Think Twice Before You Answer | 00:00 Tools | |
49756025 | Play | World Needs Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227715 | Play | Negus Rastafari | 00:00 Tools | |
6227810 | Play | The Facts of Life (feat. Slim Smith and the Uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227750 | Play | evil love (with the uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756026 | Play | Good Is Better Than Mad | 00:00 Tools | |
6227740 | Play | The Great Roy Shirley, One Two, Three, Plus One (Medley) | 00:00 Tools | |
6227752 | Play | Reggae at the best | 00:00 Tools | |
49756027 | Play | The Fact Of Life | 00:00 Tools | |
6227744 | Play | Selassie I Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227751 | Play | Black Lion | 00:00 Tools | |
6227732 | Play | Hold Them (A.K.A. Get In the Groove) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756028 | Play | B Good | 00:00 Tools | |
6227716 | Play | Sleeping Beauty - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
49756029 | Play | Live Good | 00:00 Tools | |
6227729 | Play | Tough Them | 00:00 Tools | |
6227741 | Play | the fact of life (with the uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756030 | Play | Music Street | 00:00 Tools | |
6227783 | Play | You'll Find Them Out | 00:00 Tools | |
49756032 | Play | Stop Your Fussing And Fighting | 00:00 Tools | |
49756039 | Play | Warming Up The Scene (Bonus Track) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756034 | Play | The World Need Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227724 | Play | Racial Views | 00:00 Tools | |
6227738 | Play | If Your Rights | 00:00 Tools | |
87027099 | Play | Dash Away The Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
6227800 | Play | If Your Right | 00:00 Tools | |
6227745 | Play | Time Version | 00:00 Tools | |
49756035 | Play | leave babylon land | 00:00 Tools | |
6227787 | Play | Roots Foudation | 00:00 Tools | |
6227801 | Play | Mr President | 00:00 Tools | |
6227782 | Play | Doreen | 00:00 Tools | |
49756036 | Play | Dance The Una | 00:00 Tools | |
6227746 | Play | Bright Life - aka Think About The Future | 00:00 Tools | |
49756037 | Play | Rock Steady Train | 00:00 Tools | |
49756038 | Play | Diamond Ring | 00:00 Tools | |
6227789 | Play | Isrealites Leave Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
6227779 | Play | Love is Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
87027100 | Play | Control Them | 00:00 Tools | |
49756043 | Play | The Winner | 00:00 Tools | |
49756040 | Play | Get In The Groove (Hold Them) 2nd take | 00:00 Tools | |
6227792 | Play | Shinning In The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
49756041 | Play | Dance The A Una | 00:00 Tools | |
87027103 | Play | Train a Music | 00:00 Tools | |
6227735 | Play | The Great Roy Shirley - Medley | 00:00 Tools | |
49756042 | Play | Hold Them - Album | 00:00 Tools | |
87027101 | Play | Pretty Brown Eyes | 00:00 Tools | |
6227767 | Play | Sound Of My Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6227765 | Play | More All War | 00:00 Tools | |
49756044 | Play | People Rock Steady | 00:00 Tools | |
49756057 | Play | Musical Train (feat Glen Adams) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756045 | Play | Get In The Groove (Hold Them) - 2nd Take | 00:00 Tools | |
89099215 | Play | Everybody Needs A Friend | 00:00 Tools | |
87027102 | Play | Prophesy Fulfilling | 00:00 Tools | |
49756046 | Play | Come Children Come | 00:00 Tools | |
49756047 | Play | I Like Your Smile - Roy Shirley | 00:00 Tools | |
49756048 | Play | Why Don'tcha Come Home | 00:00 Tools | |
49756055 | Play | Hold Them Plus One | 00:00 Tools | |
89099216 | Play | Evil Love (feat The Uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756049 | Play | 5.Hold them. | 00:00 Tools | |
49756050 | Play | 03 - wonderful you | 00:00 Tools | |
49756051 | Play | 18 - praise from the priest | 00:00 Tools | |
49756052 | Play | Can't Hide From Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49756056 | Play | Wait For Life | 00:00 Tools | |
6227794 | Play | The Great Roy Shirley Medley | 00:00 Tools | |
49756053 | Play | Facts of Life | 00:00 Tools | |
49756054 | Play | Don't Trouble Nobody Girl | 00:00 Tools | |
6227781 | Play | Prayer From The Priest - Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
6227812 | Play | Prayer From The Priest - Part 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
89099217 | Play | Hold Them (Album) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756058 | Play | Isralites Leave Babylon & Unknown Horns Version (extended) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756059 | Play | Prayer From the Priest, Pt. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
49756060 | Play | Hold Em' | 00:00 Tools | |
49756061 | Play | 13 - joe razor | 00:00 Tools | |
49756062 | Play | 02 - evil love (with the uniques) | 00:00 Tools | |
49756063 | Play | 14 - the great roy shirley (medley) | 00:00 Tools |
Roy Shirley (b. Roy Rushton Shirley, 18 July 1944, Kingston, Jamaica, d. 4 July 2008 in same town), also known as King Roy Shirley and The High Priest was a singer whose career spanned over the ska, rocksteady and reggae eras. His "Hold Them" 1966 is regarded by some in the reggae branch to be maybe the first recorded rocksteady song. He was also one of the original members of The Uniques 1966. Shirley grew up in Trench Town, and began his career performing in talent contests. His debut single, released 1965 by the Chinese-Jamaican music producer Leslie Kong, was "Oh Shirley". The song was co-arranged with Shirley's friend Jimmy Cliff and was a ska hit in Jamaica. Shirley had another hit (reggae) in 1971 with "A Sugar" for Randy's. He toured in the United Kingdom in 1972 with the Jamaican toaster U-Roy and singer Max Romeo, and became based in the UK from 1973. He set up All Stars Artistic Federated Union in 1976, with the aim of helping other artists to avoid some of the pitfalls of the music business. BIOGRAPHY Shirley was born on July 18, 1944, and grew up in Trench Town, and began his career performing in talent contests. After early recordings for producer Simeon L. Smith went unreleased, he moved on to work with Leslie Kong, who released his debut single "Oh Shirley", co-arranged with his friend Jimmy Cliff, giving him a hit in 1965. Shirley then formed The Leaders along with Ken Boothe, Joe White, and Chuck Josephs. This group was unsuccessful, but Shirley went on to join Slim Smith and Franklyn White in the original line-up of The Uniques. When this line-up folded, Shirley recorded "Hold Them" in 1966, credited as one of the first rocksteady songs, and inspired by the beat from a Salvation Army band. Shirley attempted to perform "Hold Them" to a ska beat, but unable to make it work, slowed down the rhythm. He initially attempted to record the song with Slim Smith and Ken Boothe for producer Joe Gibbs, but it didn't work out, with the other singers struggling to break away from the ska style, and Gladstone Anderson suggested to Gibbs that Shirley perform the song solo. The song became a massive hit in Jamaica, and Shirley recorded several more singles for Gibbs, including "Dance The Arena", "The World Needs Love", and "Music Is The Key", but these failed to match the success of the first single. Shirley moved on to work with Bunny Lee giving the producer his first hit with "Music Field", which was followed by others such as "Get on the Ball". Shirley's style draws heavily from American soul singers such as Solomon Burke. He became renowned for his ecstatic stage performances, often performing wearing a long silver cape with a high collar, and was described by the Jamaica Observer as "perhaps the most comedic performer to evolve out of Jamaican popular music". In late 1968, Shirley set up his own Public label and began self-production, releasing tracks such as "Prophecy Fulfilling", "Flying Reggae", and "On Board". Shirley had another big hit in 1971 with "A Sugar" for Randy's. He toured the United Kingdom in 1972 with U-Roy and Max Romeo, and became based in the UK from 1973, setting up his All Stars Artistic Federated Union in 1976, with the aim of helping other artists to avoid some of the pitfalls of the music business. He released his first album in 1976, with The Winner. He performed at Reggae Sunsplash in 1982, and was included on the album of performances from the festival. Shirley opened a record shop in Dalston, London, and in his later years he set up the British Universal Talent Development Association, with the aim of supporting talented but underprivileged youngsters. He continued to perform occasionally, and his last show was at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in June 2008. Roy Shirley died at his home in Thamesmead, London in July 2008, aged 63. A memorial concert was held on 30 August, featuring performances from the likes of Derrick Morgan, Dennis Alcapone, BB Seaton, and Michael Prophet. His body was returned to Jamaica with the assistance of the Jamaican government, where he was buried and where a memorial service was held, attended by musicians including Ken Boothe and Dwight Pinkney and representatives of the government. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.