Roy Livingstone Plummer (born c. 1948), better known as King Sounds, is a Jamaican

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

musician who released several albums from late 1970s onwards.

Biography

Born Roy Livingstone Plummer, c.1948 in

Saint Elizabeth Parish Saint Elizabeth(), one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the Black River, the widest on the island. History Saint Elizab ...

, Jamaica, King Sounds emigrated to the UK in 1964, having already made some recordings in Jamaica.Butaumocho, Rita (2010)
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, ''The Herald'', 5 November 2010, retrieved 2 July 2011Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 154-5 Known simply as 'Sounds', he acted as an MC for reggae shows, and impressed

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so much that Ellis gave him the name 'King Sounds'. His debut single was " Rock and Roll Lullaby", released in 1975.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 167-8 He formed the Grove Music collective in

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with Mikey Campbell. He performed regularly with artists such as

Aswad Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the mid-1970s, having released a total of 21 albums. Their UK hit singles include the number one "Don't Tu ...

and at the

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, his band the Israelites featuring Clifton "Bigga" Morrison,

Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton Edward Thornton (born 1931), better known as "Tan Tan", is a Jamaican trumpeter, whose career began in the 1950s. Biography Thornton was born in 1931 and attended the Alpha Boys School.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to ...

, and Michael "Bammi" Rose. After two albums on Grove Music and his own KSI label, he was signed by

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another ...

for the 1981 album ''Forward''. He released further albums into the 1990s on his own King & I label.

Discography

*''Come

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Side Happiness'' (1979), Grove Music *''Moving Forward'' (1980), KSI – with the

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*''Forward'' (1981),

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– with the Israelites *''There Is a Reward'' (1985), King Sounds – with the Israelites *''Strength to Strength'' (1988), King & I *''I Shall Sing'' (1992), King & I *"I Don't Want to Hurt You", single

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King Sounds Jamaican reggae singers Living people People from Saint Elizabeth Parish Year of birth missing (living people)