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The Jolly Boys [band]

Jamaican 'mento' band formed in 1955.

Key members include Albert Minott - vocals, Joseph Bennett - vocals and maracas, Derrick Henry - rumbas box, Allan Swymmer - percussion and Egbert Watson - banjo plus others.

The band have been a house-act in a Jamaican hotel for some time, playing covers of pop and rock standards such as "Blue Monday"(!), "Rehab" and "The Passenger"

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