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Jamaican group formed in Kingston in 1968 and consisted of brothers Roger Lewis and Ian Lewis on guitar and bass (together with different backing players also known as the Fatman Riddim Section), Bernard "Touter" Harvey on keyboards and lead singer Jacob Miller were responsible for the international successful career of Inner Circle with the pro Weed / anti cocaine hymn "Mary Mary" and the Island Gold Album "Everything Is Great" in late 1979 / early 1980.

After the untimely death of the legendary Jacob Miller in March 1980, the group lost its Island Records contract and had a commercial drought for more than a decade before hitting big time again with the summer smash hit "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1993) and the title track for the Hollywood movie "Bad Boys" with then Lead Singer Calton Coffie.

Roles Backing Band, Group, Arrangements, Writer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played Dancehall, Dub, Lovers Rock, Ragga, Ragga HipHop, Reggae, Reggae-Pop, Reggaeton, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae
Other Genres Played Abstract, Boogie, Disco, Downtempo, Electro, Electronic, Euro House, Europop, Funk, Funk / Soul, Gangsta, Hard Rock, Hip Hop, House, Latin, New Wave, Pop, Pop Rap, Pop Rock, Power Pop, Psychedelic, Public Broadcast, Punk, Rhythm & Blues, RnB/Swing, Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul, Soundtrack, Stage & Screen, Synth-pop, Theme

Bernard 'Touter' Harvey

Roles: Musician, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Clavinet, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Arrangements, Writer, Director, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Ragga

Bruce Ruffin

Roles: Vocals, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady

Calton Coffie

Roles: Backing Vocals, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Arrangements, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Reggae-Pop, Ragga

Calvin McKenzie

Roles: Drums, Percussion
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Reggae-Pop

Charles Farquharson

Roles: Musician, Grand Piano, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Ragga

David Jahson

Born: Everald G. Pickersgill

Roles: Backing Vocals, Vocals, Percussion, Arrangements, Writer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock

Ian Lewis

Roles: Musician, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Programming, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Arrangements, Writer, Director, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Ragga

Irving 'Carrot' Jarrett

Roles: Musician, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Bongos, Congas, Drums, Percussion, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Ska, Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Reggae Gospel

Jacob Miller

Born: Jacob Matthias Miller

Roles: Backing Vocals, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drums, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock

Kris Bentley

Roles: Backing Vocals, Vocals, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop

Lancelot Hall

Roles: Vocals, Drum Programming, Drums, Percussion
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Ragga

Lester Adderley

Roles: Backing Band, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Guitar
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Ragga

Michael Cooper

Roles: Musician, Backing Vocals, Spoken Word, Vocals, Clavinet, Drums, Electric Piano, Grand Piano, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Synths, Trumpet, Arrangements, Writer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, NA
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Reggae Gospel

Michael Johnson

Michael Sterling

Roles: Backing Band, Vocals, Guitar, Writer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dancehall

Milton Hamilton

Roles: Vocals, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Lovers Rock

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Roger Lewis

Roles: Musician, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Sitar, Arrangements, Writer, Co-producer, Executive Producer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Ragga

Steven 'Cat' Coore

Born: Stephen Haldane Coore

Roles: Musician, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Cello, Electric Guitar, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Ragga, Ragga HipHop, Reggae Gospel

William Clarke

Roles: Backing Vocals, Vocals, Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Writer
Jamaican Genres Played: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock, Reggae Gospel