singer (The Melodians)
16.12.1940 - 20.11.2018
Born in Hanover, the dreadlocked McNaughton started The Melodians in 1963 in Greenwich Farm, Kingston. Trevor McNaughton had the idea of putting a group together and contacted the then 14-year-old Tony Brevett, who had already had success in local talent shows. Brevett recruited his friend Brent Dowe and the group was formed, with Brevett taking on lead vocal duties.
They were one of the most successful acts of the 1966-68 rocksteady era, recording mainly for producer Duke Reid. Many of their songs, including Little Nut Tree and By The Rivers of Babylon, are reggae classics.
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