Led by falsetto singer Carlton Manning: the brother of the Abyssinians founding member Donald Manning: Carlton & His Shoes took a harmonious: soft rock approach to reggae. Although their debut single: recorded for Sonia Pottinger: flopped: the trio achieved success after switching to producer Clement Coxsone Dodd's Supreme label in 1968. Their first single for Dodd: """Love Me Forever"""" and """"Happy Land:"""" ... Read MoreLed by falsetto singer Carlton Manning: the brother of the Abyssinians founding member Donald Manning: Carlton & His Shoes took a harmonious: soft rock approach to reggae. Although their debut single: recorded for Sonia Pottinger: flopped: the trio achieved success after switching to producer Clement """"Coxsone"""" Dodd's Supreme label in 1968. Their first single for Dodd: """"Love Me Forever"""" and """"Happy Land:"""" was an early reggae hit with """"Happy Land"""" subsequently inspiring the Abyssinians' 1971 hit """"Satta Massa Gana."""" Manning and his brothers: Donald and Lynford: who joined him in Carlton & His Shoes: worked together on several musical projects. In the early '70s: they recorded for producer Lee Perry as the Carltons. When the Abyssinians founding member Bernard Collins left the group in 1976: Manning took his place. Although this lineup transformed the the Abyssinians' set into one of the high points of the 1979 reggae Sunsplash: they disbanded shortly afterwards."""""""""
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