LLOYD CHARMERS

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Lloyd Charmers (aka Lloyd Chalmers, Lloyd Terell, Lloyd Terrell) ,nascido Lloyd Tyrell, em 1938, em Kingston , Jamaica ,é um cantor de ska e reggae,  tecladista e produtor musical . A carreira profissional . de Lloyd Charmers começou em 1962, quando ele se apresentou como The Charmers com Roy Willis no Vere Johns ' Talent Hour ,antes de iniciar uma carreira de gravação logo depois. Quando The Charmers se dividiu, juntou-se Slim Smith e Jimmy Riley no The Uniques . Charmers posteriormente se mudou para uma carreira solo lançando dois álbuns em 1970, e também a gravação de faixas como "Birth Control", e o álbum Censored , essas saídas mais ousadas aparecem sob seu nome real ou como 'Lloydie And The Lowbites'. Charmers era também membro do The Messengers , juntamente com Ken Boothe ,BB Seaton e Busty Brown  .Foi o fundador do grupo The Hippy Boys,que contava com Aston´´Familyman´´Barrett no baixo e Carlton Barrett na bateria  Ele montou a sua própria gravadora no início de 1970, e ficou colocado na produção. Produções feitas por ele foram notáveis ​​por seus arranjos sofisticados. Com a sua banda de sessão , The Now Generation , produziu artistas como Ken Boothe (incluindo alguns dos lançamentos mais bem sucedidos Boothe no período solo, incluindo a sua cover de David Gates " Everything I Own " , BB Seaton, The Gaylads e Lloyd Parks . A  influência de Tyrell pode ser ouvida na canção do The Specials  "Too Much Too Young", que empresta a melodia e estrutura de "Birth Control"...
Além dos teclados,Charmers toca a percussão..
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Discography

Albums

• Reggay Charm (1970, Trojan Records ) (with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires )
• Reggae Is Tight (1970, Trojan)
• Censored (1972, Lowbite) (as Lloydie and The Lowbites )
• Charmers In Session (1973, Trojan)
• Wildflower Original Reggae Hits (1974, Trojan)
• Too Hot To Handle (1975, Wildflower)
• Golden Days (1980, Sarge)
• Sweet Memories (1982, Echo)
•  Lloyd Charmers - More Memories -Body Music
•  Lloyd Charmers - Only For Lovers

•  http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/190
  Also known as Lloyd Chalmers, Lloyd Chambers, Lloyd Tyrell, Lloydie.

  Releases

  1969

  • Reggae Is Tight

  1971

  • Censored ! (Lloydie & The Lowbites)

  1979

  • Sweet Memories

  197X

  • Censored Vol 2 (Lloydie & The Lowbites)

  198X

  • Sweet Memories Vol 2

  [Compilations]

  • Highlights And Lowbites [1967-74]
  • Psychedelic Reggae [The Hippy Boys & Lloyd Charmers - 1969-70]
  • The Best Of Lloyd Charmers [Lloyd Charmers & Various Artists - 1971-74]

  Productions

  • Dadawah - Peace & Love [1975]
  • Delroy Wilson - Sarge [1976]
  • Dennis Brown - Rare Grooves Reggae Rhythm & Blues Vol 2 [1984]
  • Eric Donaldson - Love Of The Common People [1971]
  • Harold Butler - Gold Connection [1978]
  • Hippy Boys and Lloyd Charmers - Psychedelic Reggae [1969-70]
  • Jah Larry - Star Lord [197X]
  • Ken Boothe - "Mr" Boothe [197X]
  • Ken Boothe - Black, Gold & Green [1971-72]
  • Ken Boothe - Blood Brothers [1976]
  • Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [1974]
  • Ken Boothe - Let's Get It On [1973]
  • Ken Boothe - The Ken Boothe Collection [1970-78]
  • Ken Boothe - Who Gets Your Love [1979]
  • Lloyd Charmers - Sweet Memories [1979]
  • Lloyd Charmers & Various Artists - The Best Of Lloyd Charmers [1971-74]
  • Marcia Griffiths - Put A Little Love In Your Heart [197X]
  • Marcia Griffiths - Sweet Bitter Love [1974]
  • Now Generation - For The Good Times [1974]
  • Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus - Peace & Love + Nyabinghi [1974]
  • Simeons - Dub Conference In London [1978]
  • Sylvia Tella - Spell [1981]
  • Various Artists - Original Wild Flower Reggae Hits [1974]
  • Willie Lindo - Samba Pa Ti [1976]

  Appears on

• 1964-1981 Sweat
• 20 Tighten Ups Vol 2
• 60's Hits Reggae Style
• 70's Hits Reggae Style
• Adults Only Vol 1
• Adults Only Vol 2
• All Shook Up
• Birth Control
• Blood & Fire
• Club Reggae 1974
• Dancehall '69
• Darker Than Blue
• DJ Spooky Presents Riddim Come Forward
• Dread Broadcasting Corp.
• Everything I Own
• Funky Kingston Reggae Dancefloor Grooves
• Here Comes That Feeling
• History Of Trojan Records 1968-71
• History Of Trojan Records 1972-95
• Hit Me With Music
• Just My Imagination Vol 2
• Now This Is What I & I Call Version
• Original Wild Flower Reggae Hits
• Play Me Sweet And Nice
• Pure Gold
• Reggae Love Songs Vol 2
• Reggae Movement
• Reggae Pressure
• Roots Of David
• Rupie's Scorchers
• Something Sweet The Lady
• Sounds Of The Seventies
• Sweet Bitter Love
• The Best Of Lloyd Charmers
• The Big Gundown
• The Lovely Dozen
• The Reggae Love Collection
• This Is Reggae
• Tighten Up Vol 3
• Tighten Up Vol 5
• Touch Me In The Morning
• Tree Of Satta Vol 1
• Trojan Club Reggae Box Set
• Trojan Ganja Reggae Box Set
• Trojan Instrumentals Box Set
• Trojan Jamaica Box Set
• Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Vol 2
• Trojan Motor City Box Set
• Trojan Originals Box Set
• Trojan Reggae Brothers Box Set
• Trojan Reggae Chill Out Box Set
• Trojan Reggae Country Box Set
• Trojan Rockers Box Set
• Trojan Seventies Box Set
• Trojan Sixties Box Set
• Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set
• Trojan Soulful Reggae Box Set
• Trojan X-Rated Box Set

As a musician

Piano

• Dadawah - Peace & Love [1975]
• Ken Boothe - "Mr" Boothe [197X]
• Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [1974]
• Marcia Griffiths - Sweet Bitter Love [1974]
• Royals - Pick Up The Pieces [1977]
• Royals - Ten Years After [1978]
• Slim Smith - The Very Best Of [196X-7X]
• Willie Lindo - Samba Pa Ti [1976]

Backing Vocals

• Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel [1971]
• Derrick Harriott - Reggae Disco Rockers [1979]

Keyboards

• Baba Dread - Earthman Connection [1978-79]
• Delroy Wilson - Sarge [1976]
• Various Artists - Aquarius Rock [197X]

Special Effects

• Delroy Wilson - Sarge [1976]
• Harold Butler - Gold Connection [1978]

Percussions

• Harold Butler - Gold Connection [1978]
• Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [1974]
• Sylvia Tella - Spell [1981]
• Willie Lindo - Samba Pa Ti [1976]

Vocals

• Lloyd Charmers - Sweet Memories [1979]
• Lloyd Charmers - Sweet Memories Vol 2 [198X]

Organ

• Dadawah - Peace & Love [1975]
• Ken Boothe - "Mr" Boothe [197X]
• Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [1974]
• Marcia Griffiths - Sweet Bitter Love [1974]
• Willie Lindo - Samba Pa Ti [1976]

Others

Arranger

• Dennis Brown - Rare Grooves Reggae Rhythm & Blues Vol 2 [1984]
• Lloyd Charmers - Sweet Memories [1979]

Lloyd Charmers
Birth name	Lloyd Tyrell
Born	1938
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	ska , reggae
Instruments	Vocalist, Producer, Keyboard
Associated acts	The Messengers, The Charmers,The Hippy Boys,Now Generation