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Junior Murvin

Junior Murvin (born Murvin Junior Smith, circa 1949, Port Antonio, Jamaica; died 2 December 2013, Port Antonio, Jamaica) was a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known for the single "Police and Thieves", produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1976. Murvin's soaring voice and the infectious rhythm made "Police and Thieves" into an international hit during the summer of that year. It peaked at No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart in 1980. The song was influential Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Police & Thieves
457200
2Police and Thieves
277286
3Cool Out Son
102996
4Roots Train
83858
5Tedious
42221
6Solomon
30513
7Bad Weed
28575
8Rescue Jah Children
25343
9I Was Appointed
24041
10Lucifer
23200

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