Artist
Roy Shirley
Kingston, Jamaica · 1944 – 2008
Roy Shirley is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica, active 1944–2008. They also recorded with The Uniques.
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Biography
Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley (18 July 1944 – July 2008), better known simply as Roy Shirley, and also known as King Roy Shirley and The High Priest, was a Jamaican singer whose career spanned the ska, rocksteady and reggae eras, and whose "Hold Them" is regarded by some as the first ever rocksteady song. He was also one of the original members of The Uniques
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The Uniques
A project Roy Shirley was part of.
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