The Mighty Diamonds were a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group was formed in 1969 and were best known for their 1976 debut album, Right Time, produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, and the 1979 release, Deeper Roots.
On March 29, 2022, their lead singer, Donald "Tabby" Shaw, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting.[1] On April 1, 2022, Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson died.[2] They disbanded shortly afterwards.
^"'Mighty Diamonds' lead singer among two killed in drive-by shooting". The Gleaner. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^"Fitzroy "Bunny Diamond" Simpson of The Mighty Diamonds Passed Away". South Florida Caribbean News. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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influential reggae band the MightyDiamonds. The album, released by Virgin Records after they signed the MightyDiamonds following a search for talent...
producing music in Jamaica, working with such reggae musicians as The MightyDiamonds, Max Romeo, Ken Boothe, Sugar Minott and U-Roy. In 1978 he scored a...
his band until 1981, recording five albums. Dunbar noted about the MightyDiamonds' song "Right Time": "When that tune first come out, because of that...
brothers. According to The Independent, their breakthrough album was The MightyDiamonds' 1976 release Right Time, which helped to establish them as the "masters...
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the group issued the single "Pass the Dutchie", adapted from the MightyDiamonds' "Pass the Kouchie". The record went to number one in the UK Singles...
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was issued on Virgin. Front Line artists included U-Roy, U Brown, MightyDiamonds, Keith Hudson, Althea & Donna, Jah Lloyd, Johnny Clarke, The Gladiators...
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