![]() Their second Studio One LP, Soul and Power, was released much later (1982), when the group had already a solid reputation. On these Studio One recordings, Matthews and McDonald were sometimes joined by Downer and Davis. They recorded "Gold Digger" for producer Lloyd "The Matador" Daley, but it was at Studio One that they made their name with songs like "Mr Fire Coal Man," "Row Fisherman Row" and "Back Out with It," which were eventually released on a Studio One album entitled The Wailing Souls (1975). That early incarnation of the group soon disbanded as Hayes wanted to go to art school and other members had other commitments to honour.Īs the late 1960's/early 1970's approached, Matthews and Mc Donald decided to re-form the group with Downer and Davis in tow, this time recording under the name the Wailing Souls. At the time, the young singers called themselves the Renegades because they considered themselves as rebels. The original group seems to have been formed in Trench Town neighborhood (near Kingston) around 1965 by Matthews, McDonald, George "Buddy" Hayes, Oswald Downer, and Norman Davis to do some session work for various artists (like guitarist Ernest Ranglin). ![]() ![]() The reggae group known as The Wailing Souls has been around under various names and with a fluctuating personnel since the mid-1960's, but the two founding members, Winston "Pipe" Matthews, and Lloyd "Bread" McDonald, have been part of the group since the beginning. ![]() Perfect Sound Forever: Wailing Souls' classic reggae album Wild Suspense WAILING SOULS ![]()
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