Lloyd George Lovindeer (born 15 June 1948),He was 65 in September 2013 – Jackson often credited simply as Lovindeer, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay, best known for his song "Wild Gilbert".
Career Born in Kingston, Lloyd George Lovindeer spent some of his childhood in Ewarton in St Catherine.Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Wild Gilbert: 25 Years Later", Jamaica Observer, 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013 He attended Kingston College and on leaving formed The Fabulous Flames with friends, the group releasing their first single, "Holly Holy", in 1971.Anglin-Christie, Kavelle (2007) "Lovindeer puts love in his dear puns ", Jamaica Gleaner, 11 February 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013 The group split up in the mid-1970s and Lovindeer began a solo career while living in Canada between 1976 and 1982.
He returned to Jamaica and had hits in the 1980s with "Babylon Boops" (a response to 1986's Echo Minott's "What The Hell Police Can Do"), "Don't Bend Down", and "Man Shortage", before having the biggest hit of his career with "Wild Gilbert". Released in September 1988, "Wild Gilbert" humorously describes the experiences of Jamaica during 1988's Hurricane Gilbert and remains the island's biggest selling single with sales estimated at between 50,000 and 200,000 copies.Walker, Karyl (2009) "Twenty-one years after Gilbert ", Jamaica Observer, 13 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2013 The song also appeared on his album Why Don't We All Have Sex, which included another Gilbert-themed track, "Gilbert – One Hell of a Blow-Job", and the hurricane theme continued on his 1989 album Gilbert Yu Gone. He followed it with hits such as "Pocomonia Day", which along with the 1989 album One Day Christian triggered a spate of "Poco style" releases based on rhythms from Pukumina religious songs.Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, , p. 88
His latest album, Jamaica: Land of the One Love People, featuring contributions from Judy Mowatt, Kiprich, Singing Melody, Tarrus Riley, and Lady G, was released in August 2013.
Discography Albums Serious Times (1978), Ballistic Man Shortage (1983), Prolific Productions Disco Reggae Jam (1984), TSOJ Dance Hall General (1985), TSOJ Soca Knights (1987), TSOJ Am I Hurting You Honey (1987), TSOJ Cease And Settle (1987), TSOJ Why Don't We All Just Have Sex (1988), TSOJ Love Bag (1988), TSOJ Government Boops (1988), TSOJ Octapussy (1988), TSOJ One Day Christian (1989), TSOJ Gilbert Yu Gone (1989), TSOJ Find Your Way (1990), TSOJ Umgawla! (1991), TSOJ Carnival Jamaica Style (1992), TSOJ Jam Like A Jamaican (1996), TSOJ Dirty Dancing Dollar Wind Volume 1 Dirty Dancing Dollar Wind Volume 2 Jamaica: Land of the One Love People (2013), TSOJ De Blinkin' Bus (2019), Jamaican Art Records
Compilations The Best of Lovindeer (1993)
References
External links
Lovindeer – YouTube Lloyd Lovindeer – Roots Archives