Jamaican vocal trio, the Kingstonians were formed around 1966 by (aka ) and his brother Lloyd "Footy" Bernard, along with mutual friend . They began their recording career with producer , but had their greatest success between 1968 and 1970 with producer , 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 . The album was the career high point for the Kingstonians, who left Harriott to work briefly with producers and before breaking up as the roots reggae era began.
British pop/rock group covered their "Singer Man" song in 1973.
Name Vars
- Kingstonian
- Kingstonians
- The Kingstonian
Aliases
- The Apostles
- Jack And The Bean-Stalks
- The Jail Breakers
Members