1. Max Romeo had several hits with the vocal group the Emotions.
12 Facts About Max Romeo
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In 1965, Max Romeo joined up with Kenneth Knight and Lloyd Shakespeare in the Jamaican vocal group, The Emotions, whilst working in sales for the Caltone label.
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The Emotions went on to release several hit singles, and by 1968, the singer, by that point known as Max Romeo began his solo career in 1968, but did not have any great successes on the charts.
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Max Romeo returned to The Emotions, now recording for Phil Pratt, and founded a new band, The Hippy Boys.
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Max Romeo was banned from performing at several venues during a tour of the UK.
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In 1970, Romeo returned to Jamaica setting up Romax, an unsuccessful record label and sound system, and released in 1971 his second album, Let the Power Fall.
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Max Romeo was one of the influential artists along with Bob Marley who toured Jamaica on the PNP's Bandwagon during the 1972 general election campaign.
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In 1976, Max Romeo released War Ina Babylon, an album perceived as his best work.
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In 1978, Max Romeo moved to New York City, where he co-wrote the musical Reggae, which he starred in.
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In 1981, the favour was returned when Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones co-produced and played on Max Romeo's album Holding Out My Love to You, an unsuccessful attempt by Max Romeo to break into the North American market.
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The rest of his output during the decade went practically unnoticed, with Max Romeo finding work at a New York electronics store.
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Max Romeo died of heart complications at a hospital in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, on 11 April 2025, at the age of 80.