The Ethiopians is a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow. Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the W.I.R.L. label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success.

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  • The Ethiopians is a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow. Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the W.I.R.L. label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success. In 1968 they recorded the song "Everything Crash", their first big hit. The song criticised the political situation in Jamaica at the time, such as water rationing and power cuts that led to unrest; such as an incident in which 31 people were shot by police. "Everything Crash" was later covered by Prince Buster. "The Whip" is another of their enduring songs from that period. In 1969 they released the album, Reggae Power, and in 1970 the album Woman a Capture Man. Between 1970 and 1975, the Ethiopians switched from producer to producer, releasing songs such as "No Baptism", "Pirate", and "Good Ambition". In September 1975, Taylor was killed by a van while he was crossing a road, but Dillon continued to tour as The Ethiopian. In 1991, he recorded the solo album On the Road Again. Toward the end of the 1990s, Dillon formed a new Ethiopians lineup with female backing vocalists Jennifer Lara and Merlene Webber, who appeared on the 1999 album, Tuffer Than Stone.
  • The Ethiopians sind eine der einflussreichsten jamaikanischen Gesangsgruppen. Sie waren nicht nur Vorreiter beim Übergang vom Ska über Rocksteady zum Reggae. Die stark vom Rastafarianimus geprägten Texte des Lead-Sängers und Songwriters Leonard Dillon ebneten außerdem dem Weg für die sozialkritische Roots-Reggae-Ära in den Siebzigern. Diese Band ist nicht mit der Band The Abyssinians zu verwechseln, obwohl die Bandnamen Synonyme sind.
  • The Ethiopians es una banda de ska, rocksteady y reggae formada por Leonard "Sparrow" Dillon, Stephen Taylor y Aston Morris. El grupo comenzó a grabar para Clement Dodd en 1966, obteniendo grandes éxitos en la década de los 70.
  • The Ethiopians est un groupe de ska, de rock steady et de reggae jamaïcain fondé en 1966 par Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor (né en 1944 à St Mary) et Aston Morris. Trio très prolifique, ils sont l'une des formations les plus reconnues de la Jamaïque. Ils enregistrent d'abord pour Coxsone Dodd (Live Good, Free Man), puis Aston Morris quitte le groupe en 1967. Le groupe reste alors en duo et, accompagnés de Lynn Taitt and the Jets, ils sortent chez Sonia Pottinger de nombreux disques dont, Engine 54 et leur hymne Train To Skaville, qui se classera dans les charts britanniques pendant 6 semaines, culminant à la 40 place. Ils enregistrent abondamment chez Sir J.J. de 1969 à 1971 (Morriss est remplacé temporairement par Melvin Reid), ainsi que que chez de nombreux autres producteurs comme Prince Buster ou Lee Perry. Stephen Taylor est renversé et tué par un véhicule en 1975, laissant Leonard Dillon seul aux commandes du groupe. Il enregistre quelques derniers disques sous le nom d'Ethiopian, et sort encore plusieurs albums du groupe.
  • A The Ethiopians egy jamaicai reggae, rocksteady és ska zenét játszó vokális együttes. Alapító tagjai Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor és Aston Morris voltak, akik Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd stúdiójában készítették az első felvételet 1966-ban. Leonard Dillon már korábban kiadott néhány dalt Jack Sparrow néven. 1966 vége felé Aston Morris kilépett a zenekarból.
  • The Ethiopians sono uno storico gruppo reggae formato nel 1966 a Kingston, Giamaica. Essenzialmente un progetto del cantante/compositore Leonard Dillon, i the Ethiopians furono uno dei più influenti gruppi vocali durante il periodo d'oro. Non solo fecero da ponte tra il periodo ska e rocksteady, ma le tematiche fortemente influenzate dal rastafarianesimo aprirono la strada per il successivo roots reggae.
  • The Ethiopians, jamaicansk vokal musikgrupp bildad 1966. De räknas som pionjärer inom särskilt rocksteady-stilen. Medlemmar i gruppen var Leonard Dillon, Aston Morris, och Stephen Taylor. Gruppen var mycket populär på Jamaica under sena 1960-talet och tidiga 1970-talet, och hade även framgångar i Storbritannien under dessa år. Internationellt är de antagligen mest kända för låten "Train to Skaville" från 1967.
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  • The Ethiopians is a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow. Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the W.I.R.L. label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success.
  • The Ethiopians sind eine der einflussreichsten jamaikanischen Gesangsgruppen. Sie waren nicht nur Vorreiter beim Übergang vom Ska über Rocksteady zum Reggae. Die stark vom Rastafarianimus geprägten Texte des Lead-Sängers und Songwriters Leonard Dillon ebneten außerdem dem Weg für die sozialkritische Roots-Reggae-Ära in den Siebzigern. Diese Band ist nicht mit der Band The Abyssinians zu verwechseln, obwohl die Bandnamen Synonyme sind.
  • The Ethiopians es una banda de ska, rocksteady y reggae formada por Leonard "Sparrow" Dillon, Stephen Taylor y Aston Morris. El grupo comenzó a grabar para Clement Dodd en 1966, obteniendo grandes éxitos en la década de los 70.
  • The Ethiopians est un groupe de ska, de rock steady et de reggae jamaïcain fondé en 1966 par Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor (né en 1944 à St Mary) et Aston Morris. Trio très prolifique, ils sont l'une des formations les plus reconnues de la Jamaïque. Ils enregistrent d'abord pour Coxsone Dodd (Live Good, Free Man), puis Aston Morris quitte le groupe en 1967.
  • A The Ethiopians egy jamaicai reggae, rocksteady és ska zenét játszó vokális együttes. Alapító tagjai Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor és Aston Morris voltak, akik Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd stúdiójában készítették az első felvételet 1966-ban. Leonard Dillon már korábban kiadott néhány dalt Jack Sparrow néven. 1966 vége felé Aston Morris kilépett a zenekarból.
  • The Ethiopians sono uno storico gruppo reggae formato nel 1966 a Kingston, Giamaica. Essenzialmente un progetto del cantante/compositore Leonard Dillon, i the Ethiopians furono uno dei più influenti gruppi vocali durante il periodo d'oro. Non solo fecero da ponte tra il periodo ska e rocksteady, ma le tematiche fortemente influenzate dal rastafarianesimo aprirono la strada per il successivo roots reggae.
  • The Ethiopians, jamaicansk vokal musikgrupp bildad 1966. De räknas som pionjärer inom särskilt rocksteady-stilen. Medlemmar i gruppen var Leonard Dillon, Aston Morris, och Stephen Taylor. Gruppen var mycket populär på Jamaica under sena 1960-talet och tidiga 1970-talet, och hade även framgångar i Storbritannien under dessa år. Internationellt är de antagligen mest kända för låten "Train to Skaville" från 1967.
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