Junior English

Junior English

Lindel Beresford English (1951 - 10 March 2023), better known as Junior English, was a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1960s before relocating to England.

Biography
English was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951. He began performing as a teenager and recorded early tracks such as "Fay is Gone" and "My Queen" (a duet with Errol Dunkley) for producer Prince Buster in the early-mid 1960s. He relocated to England in 1964, living at first in Preston then London, where he completed his education. After entering and winning a talent contest organised by the Palmer brothers (of Pama Records), he joined The Magnets, with whom he toured Europe. He then joined The Nighthawks, releasing an album with the group in 1969, Man it's Reggae, before restarting his solo career the same year. He had a string of reggae hits in the early 1970s, working with producer Clement Bushay, but his career was interrupted when he served a six-month prison sentence for driving whilst disqualified. While in prison, he wrote many of the songs that would appear on his debut solo album, The Dynamic Junior English, released in 1974. This was followed in 1976 by The Great Junior English, but his most prolific year would come in 1978, when four albums were released, and he had a Christmas number one on the UK reggae chart with "In Loving You". His success continued through the 1980s, and he set up his own International English label for many of his subsequent releases. In 1985, he contributed to the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal single "Let's Make Africa Green Again". He continued to perform and record into the 1990s and 2000s, with cover versions of "Queen Majesty" and "Cruising", and the album Mr. Man. English died on 10 March 2023, at the age of 71.

Discography (9)

Credits & Appearances (17)

Production
Arranger 1
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
The Dynamic Junior English Junior English The Dynamic Junior English CTLP 102 LP Cactus 1974 1974
Producer 3
Naturally High
Burning Vibrations • 1978
Win Some Lose Some
Burning Sounds • 1978
Burning Dub
Burning Vibrations • 1979
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Naturally High Junior English Naturally High BS 1032 LP Burning Vibrations 1978 1978
Win Some Lose Some Junior English Win Some Lose Some BS 1012 LP Burning Sounds 1978 1978
Burning Dub The Revolutionaries Burning Dub BV 1010 LP Burning Vibrations 1979 1979
Technicians
Mixing Engineer 1
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
The Great Junior English Junior English The Great Junior English HRLP 707 LP Horse 1975 1975
Musicians
Backing Vocals 2
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
The Dynamic Junior English Junior English The Dynamic Junior English CTLP 102 LP Cactus 1974 1974
The Great Junior English Junior English The Great Junior English HRLP 707 LP Horse 1975 1975
Bass 1
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
The Great Junior English Junior English The Great Junior English HRLP 707 LP Horse 1975 1975
Vocals 9
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
The Dynamic Junior English Junior English The Dynamic Junior English CTLP 102 LP Cactus 1974 1974
The Great Junior English Junior English The Great Junior English HRLP 707 LP Horse 1975 1975
Naturally High Junior English Naturally High BS 1032 LP Burning Vibrations 1978 1978
Jack The Ripper Junior English Jack The Ripper FORM 1093 LP Form 1978 1978
Crashed Junior English Crashed FORM 1092 LP Form 1978 1978
Win Some Lose Some Junior English Win Some Lose Some BS 1012 LP Burning Sounds 1978 1978
The Best Of Junior English The Best Of EXCLP 60-11-18 LP Exclusive 197X
Lovers Key Junior English Lovers Key BR 1010 LP Burning Vibrations 1980 1980
Two Of A Kind Junior English Two Of A Kind SNSLP 001 LP Sunsplash 1983 1983

Also Appears On (13)

Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set Various Artists Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set TJETD 215 CD Trojan 1966-77 2004
OK Fred Errol Dunkley OK Fred TJACD 190 CD Trojan 196X-7X 2004
Straighten Up Vol 4 Various Artists Straighten Up Vol 4 PMP 2017 LP Pama 1972 1972
Rave On Brother Various Artists Rave On Brother ATLP 1012 LP Attack 1974 1974
20 Reggae Disco Hits Various Artists 20 Reggae Disco Hits CTLP 108 LP Cactus 1975 1975
30 Wicked Hearts Various Artists 30 Wicked Hearts BFMCD 112 CD Bushranger 197X 1997
Burning Sampler Various Artists Burning Sampler BR 2001 LP Burning Rockers 197X
Just My Imagination Vol 2 Various Artists Just My Imagination Vol 2 CDTRL 298 CD Trojan 197X 1992
Send Request Various Artists Send Request KLP 3 LP Lord Koos 197X
This Is Reggae Vol 4 Various Artists This Is Reggae Vol 4 PMP 2016 LP Pama 197X 1972
Burning Up Vol 3 Various Artists Burning Up Vol 3 BSCD 563 CD Burning Sounds 197X-8X 1997
Lovers Take Over Various Artists Lovers Take Over CHALP 013 LP Cha Cha 1982 1982
Herb Dust Various Artists Herb Dust TWCD 1054 CD Tamoki Wambesi 198X 2022
9 albums
17 credits
8 labels
1974 - 1983