Roman was the younger brother of Tinga Stewart, and recorded his first single, "Walking Down The Street" in 1968.
He recorded further singles in the early 1970s for producers Derrick Harriott ("Changing Times") and "God Son" Glen Brown ("Never Too Young").
[5] He continued to visit Jamaica and went on to work with Phil Pratt and Linval Thompson, having another big hit in 1979 with the Jah Shaka and Lloyd Coxsone sound favourite, "Rice and Peas" Discomix, recorded with The Rockers All Stars and released on the Hungry Town record label.
[2] Roman recorded two albums of duets with his brother Tinga - Brother to Brother and Break Down the Barrier - and he released a solo album, Wisdom of Solomon, produced by the conscious UK based roots reggae and dub sound engineer Gussie P in 2001, which included re-recordings of some of his earlier hits such as "Peace in the City" and "Rice and Peas".
[6] On 24 January 2004, Stewart attended a concert by his long-time friend Freddie McGregor in Brooklyn and performed at a party later that night.