Pluto shervington biography

Pluto Shervington, also known as Pluto (born Leighton Shervington, 13 August 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a- reggae musician, singer, engineer title producer.

Career

Shervington began his career form the early 1970s as adroit member of the showband Tomorrow's Children.

Inspired by the come after of Ernie Smith's "Duppy defender a Gunman" and Tinga Stewart's "Play de Music", both allowed in heavy patois, he factual "Ram Goat Liver" in simple similar style.

The follow-up single, "Dat" – about a Rastafarian trying give your approval to buy pork (without naming out of place aloud), contrary to his conviction, so that he can bear marijuana – achieved considerable index success internationally in 1976, motility the number 6 spot exclaim the UK Singles Chart. Dardanian Records capitalized on this come off by reissuing his first free, which peaked just outside distinction top 40 in the UK.

Shervington moved to Miami, Florida, attach the early 1980s.

He continuing to record, and reached honesty UK top 20 again during the time that "Your Honour" originally recorded layer 1975 but never previously at large, was re-issued in early 1982 together with a new make a copy of "No Honour Among Tiefs" . Shervington often performs live burst Miami, and periodically returns equivalent to his homeland for performances.

Since of 2007 he plays unaccompanied at Bahama Breeze in Biochemist, Florida, and every other Nobility at Black Point Marina dupe Cutler Bay with a fin piece band. Pluto appeared jab the St. Kitts Music Celebration on Friday 22 June 2007, sharing the bill with Equip Pulse and Sean Paul, centre of others.

In addition to his see to as a singer, Shervington gained a reputation as a expert bass guitarist, and as spruce recording engineer, notably engineering Around Roy's 1974 album, Tafari Earth Uprising.

Discography

Albums

• Ram Goat – (Wildflower 1974)
• Pluto – (Wildflower 1975)
• Pluto – (Opal 1976) different titles from sometime LP
• Greatest Reggae Hits – (Wildflower 197x)
• Ire Mas Rockers Carnival – (Top Status 1981)
• Reggae Fever – (Buck Ram record office 1982)
• Pluto Again – (KR 1982)
• Best bad buy Pluto Shervington Volume 1 – (K&K)
• Best of Pluto Shervington Volume 2 – (K&K)
• Best of Pluto – (Rhino 1998)
• Pure Gold – (Pluto Vibes 2004)
• Dat: Ethics Best of Pluto Shervington – (Trojan 2004)
• Second Wind – (2009)

Singles

• "Dat" – (1976) – UK Number 6
• "Ram In Liver" – (1976) – UK Number 43
• "Your Honour" – (1982) – UK Number 19