Apr192024

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
455254
2Police and Thieves
277250
3Cool Out Son
102286
4Roots Train
83677
5Tedious
42181
6Solomon
30473
7Bad Weed
28555
8Rescue Jah Children
25320
9I Was Appointed
23993
10Lucifer
23180

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