Winston Groovy
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Biography
Winston Gilbert Tucker, better known as Winston Groovy, born in 1946 in the Waltham Park Road area of Kingston, Jamaica, is a reggae singer. After moving to Birmingham in 1961, he joined the band The Ebonites and later relocated to London in 1969, where he began recording with producer Laurel Aitken and released early singles such as "Yellow Bird" and "Standing at the Corner". His first major hit came in 1971 with "I Wanna Be Loved", produced by Lee âScratchâ Perry, and he followed with the reggae cover of Rufus Thomas' "Funky Chicken" in 1970. Throughout the 1970s, he issued a series of albums, including Free the People (1972), Presenting Winston Groovy (1974), The Groovy Collection (1978), and African Girl (1984), while maintaining a steady output of singles and collaborations with labels such as Trojan and Pama. In 1983, UB40's cover of "Please Don't Make Me Cry" led to the reissue of his original recording by Trojan Records. He achieved a UK chart placement with a reggae version of The Commodores' "Nightshift" (1985) and later founded W.G. Records in 1990, releasing Talking Love and Coming on Strong. Winston Groovy performed as a guest on UB40's Labour of Love III tour in 2000 and recorded their song "Don't Slow Down" for their 2002 album, Present the Fathers of Reggae.
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- Track Popularity
- I Can't Stand It
- You Can't Turn Your Back On Me
- Merry Xmas
- Island In The Sun
- Sugar Mama
- Oldman Trouble
- Champagne & Wine
- Standing On The Corner
- Josephine
- Tennessee Waltz
- Work It Up
- You Send Me
- Scientist
- Little Girl
- I Can't Go On
- For Your Love
- Yellow Bird
- Cut Up Munno
- Groovin'
- Funny, Version 1
- Here Is My Heart
- Leaving Me Standing
- Funky Chicken, Pt. 1
