Phyllis Dillion

Phyllis Dillion

Phyllis Dillon lost her courageous battle with cancer , prayers go out

to her family. Phyllis Dillon - 'Queen of Rock-Steady' A legend of the

rock-steady era of the mid-'60s, In 1967 she released "Perfidia" and

"Don't Stay Away" with Tommy McCook And The Supersonics, which was

produced by Duke Reid at Treasure Isle studios in Bond Street. She

emigrated to New York, USA but periodically returned to Jamaica where

she recorded at the Bond Street studio. When rocksteady evolved into

reggae, Dillon was able to adapt to the new beat with dexterity. Her

biggest hit also was released on Treasure Isle "One Life To Live, One

Love To Give" reached the Jamaican Top 10. The 'One Life To Live'

album being released by Trojan Records in the UK, which featured her

hits along with "Long Time No Nice Time", "The Love That A Woman

Should Give A Man", "Love The One You're With", "I Can't Forget About

You Baby" and "Close To You". By the mid-70s Dillon devoted her time

to raising a family, although she made a moderately successful

comeback in the 90s.