(1-14 of 14 song lyrics)Average rating for Wailing Souls songs is 7.77/10 [157 votes]. Selected popular Wailing Souls song of Thursday, December 26 2024 is "Renegade Survivor".
Top Wailing Souls Albums
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Back A Yard [2020]
Island Girl [2017]
Most Wanted - Crucial Cuts (1979-1984) [2007]
Most Wanted (Crucial Cuts 1979-1984) [2007]
Live In San Francisco: Classic Jamaican Flava [2006]
In the early days of the Wailing Souls, the first name that the group came up with in the late 60's was the Renegades. This group consisted of Winston 'Pipe' Matthews on lead vocals, Lloyd 'Bread' McDonald, and George 'Buddy' Haye. This line-up recorded backing vocals for an Ernest Ranglin album before breaking up in 1968. 'Pipe' and 'Bread' teamed up with two other singers after that, Oswald Downes and Norman Davis, and recorded the single "Gold Digger" for producer, Lloyd "Matador" Daley. From there they went on to work with Coxsone Dodd's famous Studio One label recording label, considered the "Motown" of Jamaica. They recorded a number of si... read more