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The Tennors

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Rocksteady vocal group led by Clive Murphy, best remembered for "Ride Yu Donkey" (1967) — a dancefloor staple of the era — and a run of self-produced sides that showed artists could run their own label even then.

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Story · Well supportedWhen the beat slowed: rocksteady's singers take the stage

The 1966 tempo drop turned a session-band music into an island of singers.

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