Lloyd Charmers

Lloyd Charmers (aka Lloyd Chalmers, Lloyd Terell, Lloyd Terrell) (born Lloyd Tyrell, 1938, Kingston, JamaicaLarkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9] ) is a ska and reggae singer, keyboard player and record producer.

Career

Tyrell's first break came in 1962, when he performed with Roy Willis as The Charmers on Vere Johns' "Talent Hour", starting a recording career soon after. When The Charmers split, he joined Slim Smith and Jimmy Riley in The Uniques. Charmers subsequently moved on to a solo career, releasing two albums in 1970, and also recording x-rated tracks such as "Birth Control", and the album "Censored", these more risqué outings appearing under his real name or as 'Lloydie and The Lowbites'.

He was also a member of The Messengers, along with Ken Boothe, B. B. Seaton and Busty Brown.

He set up his own 'Splash' record label in the early 1970s,Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-247-0] and moved into production. His productions were noted for his sophisticated arrangements. With his session band, The Now Generation, he produced artists such as Ken Boothe (including some of Boothe's most successful solo releases of the period, including his cover of David Gates' "Everything I Own"), B. B. Seaton, The Gaylads, and Lloyd Parks.

Discography

Albums

*"Reggae Charm" (1970, Trojan Records) (with Byron Lee & 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)

References

External links

* [http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/190 Lloyd Charmers at Roots Archives]