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Jackie Robinson is best known
as the lead singer for the 60's group known as the Pioneers. Some of
their famous hits include: "Long Shot Kick De Bucket",
"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah", "Feeling High", "Time
Hard" and starvation", Just to name a few. With the group, he
toured the world including countries within Asia, Europe, the Middle
East, the Caribbean and North America. The Pioneers most recent
performances include Skafest in Potsdam, Germany (1998), the Sierra
Nevada Festival in California (2001) and a mini tour in Holland and
Germany (2002). Earlier this year, Trojan Records released the
"Pioneers Anthology: 1966-1986" which features all of thier
greatest hits. In 1973-74 Jackie launched a solo career and released a
reggae version fo the Chilites hit "Homely Girl" also covered
by UB 40 who gave credit to Jackie's version and Percy Sledge's
"Warm and Tender Love" which were big selling hits on
the reggae charts in England. Under the Real Grande label, he released
"Santa Ain't Coming to Brixton" and his own production
"First Choice". In 1985 he was also part of two projects in
aid of the Ethiopian Famine Appeal. The British Reggae Artiste rendition
of "Lets Make Africa Green Again" and the UB 40, Madness
Specials and The Beat collaboration on a Pioneers song, "Stavation"
In 1998 he entered the Jamaica Festival Song competition with "Out
of Many One People" Jackie relocated to the USA in 1989 and
continued to pursue his career in the South Florida region. Between
1993-95 he released the following songs on the F & D label:
"Julie On My Mind", "Don't Get Hooked On Me",
"In The Rain", "Forgot To Be Your Lover" and
"Don't You Need Me". In December 1999 Jackie performed with
Eddie Grant in Trinidad and Tobago. Jackie can be heard performing the
track "Don't Do The Crime" on the Fathers Album by UB 40. On
his most recent European tour, Jackie and Bill Campbell collaborated and
recorded this album. "Power of Love" for your enjoyment.
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