He moved to London in 1969 and began working with producer Laurel Aitken, adopting the stage name Winston Groovy.
[2] Further 1970s singles included a cover version of Dr. Hook's "Sylvia's Mother", "Oh My My", "I've Got a Nose for Trouble", and "Please Don't Make Me Cry", recorded in 1970 for Eddy Grant's Torpedo label.
[2] Groovy had a minor hit in 1985 with a reggae version of The Commodores' "Nightshift", reaching number 83 in the UK.
Records label, and released his self-produced albums Talking Love, Please Don't Make Me Cry and Coming on Strong.
In 2000, Groovy performed as a guest on UB40's Labour of Love III tour at the Brixton Academy and Wembley Arena, and he recorded the UB40 song "Don't Slow Down" for the 2002 album UB40 Present the Fathers of Reggae.