![]() Within 3 years they had matured to become Jamaica’s No.1 instrumental band, winning the Rockers award. On returning to Jamaica from a UK tour in 1986, my good fired King Tubby had taken on five men from my school of music, from which the Firehouse Crew were born. “Darker Than Blue” was the first track we did, followed by “Move On Up” in 1981, both of which received great reviews. It was around this time that Earl Chinna Smith (of The Wailers and Soul Syndicate fame) approached me with the idea of re-making some Curtis Mayfield songs. Returning from South Amerrica with my partner (in duo Lloyd & Devon) Lloyd Robinson, we did “Red Bum Ball” which had been a massive hit in the 60’s. ![]() “The concept for Darker Than Blue dates back to 1979. New label 333 launch with this first-time vinyl reissue for the late Devon Russell’s Darker Than Blue LP – put together as a tribute to the great Curtis Mayfield. ![]()
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