Apr192024

The Tennors

The Tennors were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group in the 1960s and '70s. Among the band's hits was "Ride Yu Donkey" in 1968. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Broken Flowers. History The group was formed in Kingston in the mid-1960s by singer George "Clive" Murphy who formed a duo with Maurice "Professor" Johnson. They called themselves the Tennor Twins. They auditioned a song called "Pressure and Slide" in 1967 while sitting in the back of a taxicab for arranger Jackie Mittoo of Studio One. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Ride Your Donkey
130265
2Weather Report
67501
3Smile (My Baby)
15677
4Reggae Girl
13927
5Copy Me Donkey
10718
6Another Scorcher
10210
7Hopeful Village
7029
8Cleopatra
5571
9Khaki
4395
10Massie Massa
4111

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