The Wailing Souls

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Genre: World

Group Members: Garth Dennis, George Haye, Winston "Pipe" Ma..., Lloyd McDonald, Norman Davis, Oswald Downer

Biography: The consummate roots band, the Wailing Souls may never have gained the international reputation of their compatriots, at least not at the height of the genre's popularity, but they did outlive most of them. Their very survival has been their greatest strength, that and their ability to diversify over ...Read full biography

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Wild Suspense

Released: 1979

Label: Island Jamaica

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These brilliant quartet triumphs echo the harmonic heights of the early Wailers. It's virtually their greatest hits, backed by Sly And Robbie. ~ Roger Steffens, Rovi ...Read full review

Wailing Souls

Released: 2007

Label: Toshiba

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Like so many vocal groups, solo artists, and instrumentalists, the Wailing Souls made some of their finest (and in this case, earliest) recordings as a part of Coxsone Dodd's Studio One stable at the tail ...Read full review

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