简介： by Steve LeggettJimmy Riley was born Martin James Norman Riley on May 22, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica. His first success came as a member of 更多>
by Steve LeggettJimmy Riley was born Martin James Norman Riley on May 22, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica. His first success came as a member of The Sensations (with Cornell Campbell, Aaron Bobby Davis, and his brother, Buster Riley), who recorded such hits as Everyday Is Just a Holiday for Duke Reids Treasure Isle label in the mid-1960s. Riley left the Sensations in 1967, and with Slim Smith and Lloyd Charmers, became part of the second incarnation of The Uniques. The Uniques only lasted a little over a year, but recorded such enduring classics as My Conversation during that time. As a solo singer and writer, Riley worked with a host of Jamaican producers, including Bunny Lee and Lee Scratch Perry, before settling in with Sly and Robbie in the early 1980s, whose production on Rileys version of Marvin Gayes Sexual Healing helped the song top the reggae charts in 1983.
