The Gladiators

The Gladiators
Formed: 1967
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Styles: Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae
Group Members: Clinton Fearon, Albert Griffiths, Gallimore Sutherland, Errol Grandison, David Webber
Biography: For over three decades, Albert Griffiths and his Gladiators have been a major force within Jamaican music. Born in 1946, in St. Elizabeth parish, he grew up in poverty in Trench Town, and trained as a mason. However, music beckoned, and linking with David Webber, brother of the popular Webber Sisters, ...Read full biography
Trench Town Mix Up
Released: 1978
Label: Virgin
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The Gladiators' debut full-length, both at home and abroad, Trench Town Mix Up not only met all expectations, but far outstripped them. Although the group was composed of adept musicians, the likes of ...Read full review
Dreadlocks, The Time Is Now
Released: 1983
Label: Plan 9/Caroline
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When the Virgin label first started reissuing material from its long-discontinued Front Line reggae imprint in the early '90s, it was a mixed blessing for roots reggae lovers. On the one hand, the reissue ...Read full review
More The Gladiators albums: Main Albums (21), Compilations (4), DVD/Video (1)
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