22/08/2023
ROY PANTON >>>In the early 60s in Jamaica. there were many musical duos, mostly singing love ballads.
There was Keith & Enid in 1960, Alton & Eddie and Derrick & Patsy in 1961, Ruddy & Skeeter and Derrick & Yvonne in 1962 and Stranger & Patsy in 1963. But perhaps the greatest duettist of them all was Roy Panton. He had started recording in the late 50s but it was not until 1961 that he enjoyed his first hit.
But let him tell his own story..
"I am Roy Panton. I was born in the parish of Kingston, Jamaica W. I. on March 28, 1941.
I started singing at an early age, while I was in school. Singing was special to me as I enjoyed having an audience. After school, I decided that that was the root of my dreams and so I took it steps further.
I teamed up with Stranger Cole to form a group called The Rovers and in the later years of the 50s, we auditioned for the famous Duke Reid. Our first song was called "Freedom Land" and the b side was "Adam and Eve".
After our first recording, the group dissolved. Later on, I teamed up with Monty Morris and we were called Monty & Roy. We recorded for Leslie Kong of the Beverlys label. The recording consisted of two songs: "Shes Mine", and the other side of the single was "Girl Of My Dream".
