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Ronnie Davis 1950 – January 25 2017 Was A Jamaican Reggae Singer Who Was A Member Of The Tennors The Itals And The Group Ronnie Davis & Idren. He Lately Performed As A Solo Artist. Born In Savanna-La-Mar Westmoreland Parish Jamaica Davis Started His Singing Career By Entering Local Talent Contests In The Early 1960s. He Formed A Group Called The Westmorlites But His Big Break Came In 1969 When He Was Asked To Join The Tennors By The Group's Director Clive Murphy To Replace The Recently Deceased Maurice Johnson. Davis Recorded A String Of Singles With The Group During The Late 1960s And Early 1970s But Always Yearned For A Solo Career And Had First Chart-Topping Tune "Won't You Come Home" For Producer Lloyd Campbell In 1975. Davis Also Recorded A Lot Of Material With Bunny Lee Much Of Which Was Included On The Misleadingly-Titled Sing Hits From Studio 1 And More In 1998 Who Produced His 1977 Solo Album Hard Times. Davis Also Worked With Other Producers Such As Phil Pratt Lloydie Slim And Lee "Scratch" Perry And Enjoyed Several Hits During The Mid-1970s Such As "Jah Jah Jehovah" "Forget Me Now" "On And On" "Babylon Falling" "Fancy Make Up" And One Of His Best-Known Solo Tracks "It's Raining". Davis Also Cut A Few Singles Under The Pseudonym Romey Pickett. A Single Titled In A Dis Ya Time Featuring The "Won't You Come Home" Rhythm With Vocals Re-Cut By Keith Porter With Vocal Harmonies By Davis Was Initially Credited To Keith And Ronnie But Recognizing The Popularity Of Vocal Trios With The Addition Of A Third Vocalist Lloyd Ricketts The Song Was Re-Released Credited To The Itals And Proved To Be One Of The Year's Best-Selling Singles In Jamaica. Davis Enjoyed Major Success As A Member Of The Itals Recording And Touring The Globe. Their 1987 Release Rasta Philosophy Was Nominated For A GRAMMY Award As Best Reggae Album. While Staying With The Itals Davis Pursued A Parallel Solo Career His Next Album Being A Split Release With Gregory Isaacs For Producer Ossie Hibbert 1979 With Further Releases Following Including 1985's The Incredible Ronnie Davis Sings For You And I. Davis Left The Itals In 1995 To Again Pursue A Solo Career Forming The Vocal Group Ronnie Davis & Idren Featuring Harmony Singers Roy Smith An Old Schoolfriend Robert Doctor And Fellow Former-Ital Lloyd Ricketts. The Group Performed Around The United States And In 1997 Released Their First Album Come Straight To Much Critical Acclaim. Ronnie Davis Toured With The Pocket Band Of Washington DC In 2007 And 2008. In 2009 Davis Again Joined Forces With Keith Porter And David Isaacs To Tour As The Itals. Ronnie Davis And Keith Porter Toured As The Itals After The Passing Of David Isaacs In 2009 And Lloyd Ricketts In 2011. In March 2012 After A Near 35-Year Hiatus The Tennors Reunited With George Murphy Aka "Clive Tennors" Ronnie Davis And A New Member Henry Buckley Jr. Aka Sadiki. The Tennors Continue To Tour Without Davis And Sadiki. In 2016 Davis Released The Sadiki-Produced Album Iyahcoustic On Skinny Bwoy Records. Discography
Ronnie Davis Presents Beautiful People From Jamaica 1976 DIP
Hard Times 1977 Third World
Gregory Isaacs Meets Ronnie Davis 1979 Plant
Crucial Big Mac Soul Power
The Incredible Ronnie Davis Sings For You And I 1985 Vista
Sing Hits From Studio 1 And More 1997 Rhino
Wheel Of Life 2005 Upstairs Music
Jamming In Dub 2006 Jamaican Recordings
Come Straight 1997 Nighthawk Ronnie Davis & Idren Oh Lord Why Lord
Iyahcoustic 2016 Skinny Bwoy With The Itals The Early Recordings 1971-1979 1984 Nighthawk
Brutal Out Deh 1981 Nighthawk
Give Me Power! 1983 Nighthawk
Rasta Philosophy 1986 Nighthawk
Cool And Dread 1989 Nighthawk
Easy To Catch 1991 Rhythm Safari
Modern Age 1998 RAS
Mi Livity 2003 Ital Music
Let Dem Talk 2009 Ital Music read less