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. Greyhound began as the Rudies in the late 1960s, with core members Danny Smith and Freddie Notes. They also released material as the Tillermen and Des All Stars. Under the name the Rudies, they issued covers of " Patches" by

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. Billed as Freddie Notes and the Rudies, "Montego Bay" peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1970. After Notes's departure, Glenroy Oakley joined the band and they changed their name to Greyhound in 1970. Their first single was an

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Discography

Albums

*''Black and White'' (

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, 1972) *''Leave the Reggae to Us'' ( Mercury, 1975) ** ''Mango Rock'' (retitled UK release of ''Leave the Reggae to Us'') (

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, 1976)

Charting singles

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" (1971) - UK No. 6,Search for "Greyhound" performed a
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" (1971) - UK No. 12, AUS No. 95 *"I Am What I Am" (1972) - UK No. 20 *"Dream Lover" (1973) - UK No. 53, AUS No. 24

References

External links

"Greyhound - The Story behind "Black and White"" at marcoonthebass.blogspot.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greyhound British reggae musical groups Black British musical groups Musical groups established in 1968 Musical groups disestablished in 1976 Trojan Records artists Mercury Records artists Transatlantic Records artists