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The Mighty Diamonds

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The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican vocal harmony trio formed in Kingston in 1969, comprising Donald "Tabby" Shaw, Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson and Lloyd "Judge" Ferguson. They became one of the defining roots-reggae harmony groups of the 1970s, most celebrated for the 1976 album "Right Time," recorded at Channel One with the Revolutionaries and produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, and for the single "Pass the Kouchie." The group performed and recorded for decades until lead singer Tabby Shaw was killed in 2022.

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Right Time - Mighty Diamonds

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Story · ProbableWhen reggae became an album format

In the mid-to-late 1970s, international labels started signing Jamaican singles artists as album acts, and a run of records built to be heard start to finish redefined what a reggae release could be.

Story · Well supportedThree-part harmony and the roots message

The vocal trio carried Rastafari's word from Studio One into the roots era.