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Eric "Monty" Morris

Eric "Monty" Morris has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with Blackman Ska first played on 31 August 2016.

Eric Morris is a ska singer, considered to be one of the foundation artists of original ska. Morris was the original vocalist for The Skatalites.

Eric "Monty" Morris is recognised in Jamaica, alongside Laurel Aitken and Derrick Morgan as a primal ska performer. In 1961 he recorded a medley of nursery rhymes as "Humpty Dumpty" providing the vocals to Arkland Drumbago Parks All Star Band's shuffling beat. The song proved a phenomenal success and is regarded as pivotal in the progress of Jamaican music, introducing…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Monty Morris
Doctor Bird1968
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Monty MorrisDoctor Bird1968
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Blackman Ska
Eric "Monty" Morris
Kentone Records, Dub Store Records2011
Blackman Ska
Eric "Monty" MorrisKentone Records, Dub Store Records2011
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My Lonely Days
Monty Morris
New Beat Records1968
My Lonely Days
Monty MorrisNew Beat Records1968
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