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The Heptones

Formed in 1965

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The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into reggae with their three-part harmonies. The Heptones were contemporaries of the Wailers and the Maytals, and every bit their equal in the mid-1960s.

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The Heptones est le nom du groupe de reggae jamaicain fondé en 1965 par Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan et Barry Llewellyn.

Initialement baptisés The Hep Ones, ils changent de nom pour The Heptones, plus facilement prononçable. C'est le titre Fattie Fattie (sorti en 1966) qui les fera véritablement connaître du grand public. C'est en arrivant chez Studio One que le groupe est propulsé sur le devant de la scène rocksteady, avec des titres phares comme Only Sixteen, Baby, Get In The Groove, Ting A Ling, Got To Fight On (To The Top) Party Time ou encore Sweet Talking.

En 1971, le trio se brouille avec Coxsone Dodd et quitte Studio One.

Le groupe continue après 1977, malgré le départ de Leroy Sibbles.

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