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rostasi · 04-02-2022, 08:27 PM

The Mighty Diamonds’ Lead Singer Tabby Diamond Killed in Drive-by Shooting (March 29)

then 3 days later...

Another Diamond in the Sky, Fitzroy “Bunny Diamond” Simpson Passes Away (April 1)

Random Radio 068: The Front Line and Beyond

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While living in a town of only about 2500 people, I had a radio show on a Dallas station while in high school. Virgin Records used to send promos and handwritten letters to me when it was a very small operation. Early on, reggae played a very small part - a B. B. Seaton single would arrive, for instance, with little fanfare from me. Then, one day, a package arrived with an advance copy of The Mighty Diamonds album "Right Time" and I was absolutely floored by its sound. This was what reggae should be all about. It was definitely going to be played on my next show (before it was even officially released). Totally enraptured, I was an immediate convert - stretching all the way to today - 45 years later. The first 7 minutes of this mix is a mini-mix of excerpts from the later named Virgin "Front Line" series (1978).