With his high, soaring voice and smooth delivery, Junior Murvin provided reggae
with one of its classic moments in the Lee 'Scratch' Perry produced single
Police And Thieves. Born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, Murvin grew up listening to
the American soul and Motown of Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and Ben E. King, and
honed his sugar sweet falsetto whilst living with his aunt in the infamous
Trenchtown ghetto. Cutting his teeth in Kingston's clubs and hotels in the
late-1960s, his break came in 1976 when he auditioned for Perry at his Black Ark
Studios and an impromptu jam session led ...