Trevor Hartley

Trevor Hartley hails from Morant Bay in Jamaica's St. Thomas parish. As a youth, he dreamed of being a singer and was encouraged by people who heard his unique and powerful voice - but growing up in the country, he could only listen to the great Jamaican vocalists and long to travel to Kingston, the centre of musical opportunities. Before emigrating to the UK, Trevor did manage to voice two recordings at Randy's, on rhythms laid by the Morwells at Joe Gibbs' studio, for the Pele label. Once in London, Trevor made almost immediate progress: his first British recordings were with Dennis Bovell and sold 14,000 copies. This was 1978's two-sided smash, "Selassie I" / "Skip Away". Trevor then worked with producer Phil Pratt on an album entitled 'Innocent Lover'. Unfortunately, soon after its 1979 release, the Burning Sounds label closed down, leaving Trevor's album to become a collector's item still sought after today. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.