Singer, writer and musician Roland Burrell was born in Pennants, Clarendon in Jamaica. He grew up in Trenchtown where he had the opportunity to take part in jamming sessions with several artists such as Bob Marley and Toots Hibbert , who later on both became megastars of Jamaican music .
At the beginning of his career, the Reggae Foundation artist was part of the group “The Shades”. Along with Conrad Brown, they produced “Lonely Man.”