The Chosen Few (reggae group)
- The Chosen Few (reggae group)
The Chosen Few were a reggae group from Kingston, Jamaica, formed in 1969 and active until the mid-1980s.
History
The Chosen Few evolved from The Federals, with the latter's Franklin Spence and David Scott joined by Noel Brown and Richard McDonald.[Larkin, Colin:"The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9] They initially recorded reggae covers of songs by artists such as Blue Mink and The Delphonics for producer Derrick Harriott. Scott left the group to embark on a solo career as a deejay, to be replaced by Busty Brown, formerly of The Messengers.][cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=Reggae & Caribbean Music |year= 2002 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=0-87930-655-6 ] The line-up changed again, with McDonald being replaced by Errol Brown, the group working with producer Lloyd Charmers and enjoying hits with versions of The Stylistics' "People Make The World Go Round" among others, followed in 1973 by the album "Hit After Hit".][Eder, Bruce, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fwxq9kldse~T1 "Chosen Few Biography"] , allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation] ]The group continued in the 1980s, with Spence and Brown joined by Michael Deslandes.
Albums
*"Hit After Hit" (1973) Trojan
*"Everybody Plays The Fool" (1975) Trojan
*"Night and Day" aka "The Chosen Few In Miami" (1976) Trojan
References
External links
* [http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/202 The Chosen Few at Roots Archives]
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