Artist:Chaka Demus & Pliers
Song:She Don't Let Nobody
Album:Murder She Wrote
Dancehall DJ John "Chaka Demus" Taylor and singer Everton "Pliers" Bonner have solo careers. But they had their greatest success recording as a duo in the 90s with legendary producers Sly & Robbie. Taylor first recorded solo in 1986 with Prince Jammy. In 1988 Bonner recorded an album with dancehall artist Delroy "Pinchers" Thompson. When people though they looked alike, Bonner was given the nickname Pliers. They were billed as Pinchers with Pliers. Though they only recorded one album, Bonner was open to collabs and he recorded a 1990 album with Junior Moore of The Tamlins. After performing together at a 1991 Miami show, Taylor and Bonner decided to record together. After appearing at the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash, the 1993 single Tease Me reached #3 on the British Singles chart. This was followed by a cover of Curtis Mayfield's She Don't Let Nobody reaching #4 followed by the British chart topper Twist & Shout. The album Tease Me was released on Island's Mango label. It was also released as All She Wrote. Sly & Robbie produced the album. It topped the British album chart. So it did well. After recording two more albums, Taylor and Bonner returned to solo careers. You can get all their hits on this comp. They reunited in 2001 and recorded a few albums. They last recorded in 2008. Taylor and Bonner performed Murder She Wrote with Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards show. And they performed on the 2013 BET Awards show. Here's the video for She Don't Let Nobody by Chaka Demus & Pliers.
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