Facts: - instrument: vocals - years active: 1967 & ndash ; present - caption: promotional 2009 july 2011 photo , c.late 1960s wednesday , 28 october - origin: jamaica - genre: ska , rocksteady , reggae - alias: harry hippy - name: jackie robinson - background: solo_singer - associated acts: the pioneers - occupation: singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jackie robinson -lrb- musician -rrb- .
jackie robinson is a jamaican singer , best known as the lead vocalist with the pioneers , but who has also recorded solo material both under his own name , and under the pseudonym harry hippy .