The Pioneers

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Years Active
1962 – present (64 years)
Founded In
Kingston, Jamaica
The Pioneers are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio, whose main period of success was in the 1960s. The trio has had different line-ups, and still occasionally performs. The Pioneers were formed in 1962 by brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks, and their friend Winston Hewitt. Their early recordings "Good Nanny" and "I'll Never Come Running Back to You" were self-produced at the Treasure Isle studio using money lent to the Crooks brothers by their mother and appeared on Ken Lack's Caltone label. Several other singles followed, none of them hits, before Hewitt im… read more
The Pioneers are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio, whose main period of success was in the 1960s. The trio has had different line-ups, and still occasionally performs. The Pioneers were formed in 1962 by brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks, and their friend Winston Hewitt. Their early recordings &… read more
The Pioneers are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio, whose main period of success was in the 1960s. The trio has had different line-ups, and still occasionally performs. The Pioneers were formed in 1962 by brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks, and their friend Winston Hewitt. Their early recordings "Good Nanny" and "I'll Never Come Running Back to You… read more

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1 Play track Reggae & Ska Legends Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)
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2 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
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3 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Long Shot Kick De Bucket
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4 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Samfie Man
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5 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Time Hard
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6 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Reggae Fever
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7 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Long Shot
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8 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Starvation
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9 Play track Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers Papa Was a Rolling Stone
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10 Play track Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets) Money Day
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Albums

  1. 80,278 listeners

    1971 · 25 tracks

    Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers
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  2. 30,281 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 12 tracks

    Long Shot
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  3. 11,517 listeners

    25 May 2017 · 40 tracks

    The Best Of The Pioneers
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  4. 7,506 listeners

    1 Jan 2002 · 25 tracks

    Give And Take: The Best Of The Pioneers
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