简介：One of the definitive rocksteady vocal groups, the Heptones were also one of the few to successfully make the transition to the reggae era. The group was fronted by Leroy Sibbles, who was not only an exquisite singer but also a talented songwriter, arranger, and session bassist at the legendary Studio One. Penning much of its own material, the group boasted one of the deepest catalogs of its time, full of high-quality numbers that were widely imitated for their close-harmony vocals, and widely recycled for their loose, liquid, melodic instrumental grooves. The Heptones were formed in Kingston in 1965, with a lineup of Sibbles, Barry Llewellyn, and Earl Morgan. At first they called themselves the Hep Ones, but a one-word name seemed to make more sense to fans, and the change was made accordingly. They made their first recording for Ken Lack's Caltone label that year, a strange ska adaptation of "The William Tell ... Read More... 简介：<br/> 海普顿斯组合是一个牙买加慢拍摇滚乐和雷鬼的三重唱团体，主要活跃于20世纪60年代和70年代初期。<br/> 海普顿斯组合是由Leroy Sibbles、Earl Morgan和Barry Llewellyn三人组成的，1965年成立于牙买加首都金士顿市。原本他们叫作“The Hep Ones”，不久后改叫“海普顿斯组合”。<br/> 创业之初，他们为一些主要的牙买加音乐艺术家录制唱片。1966年，他们推出了自己的首张录音室单曲CD《Fattie Fattie》，此后陆续推出了不少名曲，比如“Pretty Looks Isn&amp;apos;t All”、“Get In The Groove”、“Be a Man”、“Sea of Love”（改编自Pat Phillips和Twilights doo-wop的古典作品）、“Ting a Ling”、“Party Time”、以及“I Hold the Handle”等等。他们是因“Arthur Duke Reid”而声名大噪的The Techniques的主要竞争对手，也是慢拍摇滚乐时代最顶尖的艺人组合之一。<br/>