Vivian Jones (born 1957) is a Jamaican-born British reggae singer, who performed with several bands in the 1970s before recording as a solo artist from 1980.
Born in Trelawny Parish in 1957, Jones relocated to England at the age of ten to join his parents who had emigrated there a few years earlier.
[1] They lived in and around London, moving between Willesden, Alperton, and Harrow, with Jones becoming increasingly involved in the local reggae scene, and in the mid-1970s he began performing with sound systems, initially as a deejay.
He soon began recording again in his spare time, and his debut album, Bank Robbery, was released in 1984, and recorded with London band, Undivided Roots and Creation Rebel, whose members were Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie, Tony "Ruff Cut" Philips, Don Campbell (musician) and Eskimo Fox ( who had trained at Alpha Boys' School ).
Rarely seen footage of Jah Shaka playing Vivian Jones' Dubs features in Handsworth Songs, a 1986 British documentary film directed by John Akomfrah and produced by Lina Gopaul.