Lorna Bennett

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Lorna Bennett
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Lorna Bennett (born 7 June 1952 in Newton,

Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica)[1] is a Jamaican reggae singer who twice topped the Jamaican singles chart in the early 1970s, and who is best remembered for her reggae version of "Breakfast in Bed
".

Biography

Born in St. Elizabeth, Bennett went to school in

Scotty. Bennett became the first female artist to top the singles chart in Jamaica for five years, a feat repeated with the follow-up, a cover of The Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love".[2][3] Further recordings followed, while Bennett at the same time studied Law at university, these forming her debut album, This is Lorna.[1] Bennett put her music career on hold while she moved to Barbados to complete her degree, but on her return in 1974 recorded the Pluto Shervington song "Dancing to my Own Heartbeat".[1] She then gave up her musical career, and moved back to St. Elizabeth and opened a legal practice.[1][2]

In 2001, she decided to return to music, and performed at Christmas Vintage shows

Sly & Robbie.[1] In 2003, Bennett delivered a eulogy at the funeral of David "Scotty" Scott, the deejay with whom she had shared her first number one single.[5]
Currently Manages her son Protoje and is General Manager of his label Indiggnation Collective Ent.

Discography

Albums

  • This is Lorna (1972) Harry J

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "biography". 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ , p. 23
  3. , p. 27
  4. ^ Walters, Basil (2003) "G T Taylor extravaganza returns to Independence Park[permanent dead link]", Jamaica Observer, 29 November 2003
  5. ^ Munroe, David (2003) "Scotty draws his brakes[permanent dead link]", Jamaica Observer, 17 March 2003

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