Bim Sherman

Jarret Lloyd Vincent (12 February 1950 – 17 November 2000), better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman (others include Jarrett Tomlinson, Jarrett Vincent, Lloyd Vincent, J. L. Vincent, Bim Shieman and Lloyd Tomlinson), was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter.
Rooted in reggae, his music developed in later years in many directions, combining influences from all around the world, notably India. Sherman was also hailed as "reggae's sweetest voice". Bim Sherman was gifted with a haunting, ethereal voice that reached into the very heart of his listeners. In the mid 1970s he recorded a small body of classic roots tunes as a young struggling singer in Jamaica. He later moved to London where, as part of the post-punk reggae infatuation, he made a name for himself recording with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label. He became part of various musical collectives associated with On-U Sound, such as New Age Steppers (alongside Ari Up, formerly of The Slits), Singers & Players (with Congo Ashanti Roy and the late Prince Far-I), Dub Syndicate and Justice League of Zion.
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== Links To Peel ==
“I was very sad over the weekend to read an obituary, I think in the Independent, for Bim Sherman. And I wanted to play you one of his early records, which were the best ones I think. And I don’t know how early this is, but it’s the earliest one I’ve got.”(John Peel pays tribute to Sherman by playing 1975 single “Valley Of Tears”, 29 November 2000.)
Peel played Bin Sherman regularly in the 1980s and early 1990s, both as a solo singer and as part of assorted groupings related to the On-U Sound label of UK dub producer Adrian Sherwood, whose work the DJ followed closely.
Although Sherman received widespread acclaim towards the end of his life with the release of “Miracle” (1996), recorded in Bombay with Indian musicians, the DJ appeared uninterested in the project and didn’t play any tracks from the album.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*None
== Other Shows Played ==
;1970s
*12 April 1979: Peel had been out the previous evening in London to see Bim Sherman, Prince Far I and Prince Hammer - "thoroughly enjoyed myself. Very, very good evening it was."
;1980s
*15 October 1981 (BFBS) (with Singers & Players): Devious Woman (album - War Of Words) On-U Sound
*07 March 1982 (BFBS): Revolution (10") On-U Sound
*17 March 1982: Revolution (album - Across The Red Sea) On-U Sound
*01 June 1982: Revolution (LP - Across The Red Sea) On-U Sound
*21 June 1982: Revolution (album - Across The Red Sea) On-U Sound ON-U LP17
*15 December 1983 (& Dub Syndicate): Keep You Dancing (10") On-U Sound
*15 February 1986 (BFBS) (& Akabu): Stop That Train (12") On-U Sound
*17 February 1986 (& Akabu): Stop That Train (12") On-U Sound
*04 March 1986 (& Akabu): Stop That Train (7" - Singers & Players - Stop That Train) On-U Sound
*24 November 1986: Haunting Ground (LP - Haunting Ground) RDL
*09 December 1986: Life (LP - Haunting Ground) RDL
*07 January 1987 (& Roots Radics, Dub Syndicate & The Voluntary): Haunting Ground (LP - Haunting Ground) RDL
*12 January 1987 (& Roots Radics, Dub Syndicate & The Voluntary): War Mongers (LP - Haunting Ground) RDL
*08 July 1987 (& Singers & Players): The Need To Live (v/a LP - Bugs On The Wire) Leghorn
*04 August 1987 (& Singers & Players): The Need To Live (v/a LP - Bugs On The Wire) Leghorn
*14 June 1988 (with Singers & Players): Run Them Away (LP - Vacuum Pumping) On-U Sound
*21 June 1988 (Radio Bremen) (with Singers & Players): Holy Scripture (album - Vacuum Pumping) On-U Sound
*01 October 1988 (BFBS) (with Singers & Players): Revolution (10") On-U Sound – DP2
*05 October 1988 (with Singers & Players): Run Them Away (LP - Vacuum Pumping) On-U Sound
*06 December 1988 (Radio Bremen) (& Singers & Players): Run Them Away (v/a album - Pay It All Back Volume 2) On-U Sound
*14 December 1988 (& Singers & Players): Run Them Away (v/a album - Pay It All Back Volume 2) On-U Sound
;1990s
*25 April 1990: Nightmare (LP - Too Hot) Century
*08 May 1990: Nightmare (album - Too Hot) Century
*16 May 1990: Nightmare (album - Too Hot) Century
*24 May 1990: Nightmare (LP-Too Hot) Century
*20 July 1990 (BFBS) (with Gary Clail On-U Sound System): Beef (The Future Mix) (7" edit) (7") RCA
*27 June 1990 (with Gary Clail On-U Sound System): Beef (The Future Mix) (7" edit) (7") RCA
*03 July 1990 (with Gary Clail On-U Sound System): Beef (The Future Mix) (7" edit) (7") RCA
*06 April 1991: Nightmare (v/a album - Pay It All Back Volume Three) On-U Sound On-U
*04 June 1993 (& Strange Parcels): More Is Insane (10 inch) On-U Sound
*18 June 1993 (& Strange Parcels): More Is Insane (10 inch) On-U Sound
*26 June 1993 (BFBS) (& Strange Parcels): More Is Insane (10 inch) On-U Sound
;2000
*29 November 2000: Valley Of Tears (7”) Scorpio
== See Also ==
*Adrian Sherwood
*Tackhead
*Dub Syndicate
*Roots Radics
*Steve Barker
*Gigography 1979
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
* Other
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