The Pioneers
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The Pioneers are a Jamaican vocal trio best known for their influential late-1960s and early-1970s rocksteady and reggae hits such as "Long Shot Kick De Bucket."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Shot Kick De Bucket | 0 |
| Let Your Yeah Be Yeah | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocksteady group
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song ⓘ vocal trio ⓘ |
| activeStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Joe Gibbs
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Leslie Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Trojan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
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reggae ⓘ reggae ⓘ rocksteady ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
George Agard
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Lloyd Daley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Crooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
reggae
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skinhead reggae ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| member |
George Agard
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ⓘ
Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Daley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Crooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston Hewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | vocal harmony trio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to rocksteady-to-reggae transition
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early international reggae hits ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Catch the Beat
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Give and Take NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackpot NERFINISHED ⓘ Let Your Yeah Be Yeah NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Shot NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Shot Kick De Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Hard ⓘ |
| originCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
The Pioneers
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The Pioneers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Amalgamated Records
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Beverley's Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Trojan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songSubject | Long Shot Kick De Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.