Tuff started his career in 1969 as a member of the vocal trio The African Brothers, along with Sugar Minott and Derrick "Bubbles" Howard.
[1][2] The African Brothers split up in the mid-1970s, and Tuff pursued other work outside music until he returned as a solo artist in the late 1970s, with the album Tony Tuff Meets Errol Schorder [sic], split with Errol Scorcher, and self-productions including the "I'm So Glad" single on his own Winston label.
[1] In 1978, founding his lyrics on Matthew 5, Sermon on the Mount Beatitudes, he released "Deliver Me" Discomix with Sly and Robbie and Sugar Minott at Channel One Studios.
[1][3] Drawing lyrical inspiration from Parables in Luke 12 Tony Tuff released "Love Light Shining" with Coxsone Dodd.
The horns melody and bass line from the song was later reworked by Hugh Mundell in his Scientist-produced Discomix track "Red Gold and Green.