Letter From Miami - Music

Pluto Shervington Also Known As Pluto Born Leighton Shervington In Kingston Jamaica On 13 August 1950 Died 19 January 2024 Was A Reggae Musician Vocalist Engineer And Producer. He Is Remembered For His Single "Dat". His Output Is Mostly Representative Of Soca Styled Reggae And Over The Years Shervington Gained A Reputation As A Talented Bass Guitarist As Well As For His Fine Vocal Interpretations. His Output Was Briefly Popular In The UK Despite The Fact That His 'patois' Was Largely Unintelligible To Most Of The British Population. He Is Remembered For His Single "Dat" - About A Rastafarian With A Secret Liking For Pork Contrary To His Faith - Which Achieved Considerable Chart Success Internationally In 1976. He Got Into The Top Twenty In The UK Singles Chart Again Some Six Years Later With Another Best Selling Cut Entitled "Your Honour". This Song Dealt With A Prisoner's Courtroom Pleas Of Innocence In The Face Of Insurmountable Evidence To The Contrary. The Song's Somewhat Racy Nature And Comical Styling Is In The Best Traditions Of Calypso And Many Elements Of Reggae. In 1974 Shervington Engineered Little Roy's Album Tafari Earth Uprising. Shervington Moved From His West Indian Homeland In The 1980s To Miami Florida. Nevertheless He Returned To His Roots Periodically To Perform. He Appeared At The St. Kitts Music Festival On Friday 22 June 2007 Sharing The Bill With Steel Pulse And Sean Paul Amongst Others. In 2018 When Not On Tour Shervington Could Be Found Performing Solo Multiple Times A Week At The Bahama Breeze Restaurant Near His Home. read less