years_active birth_place |name label background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
1972 -- present annotto bay , jamaica beres hammond vp records solo_singer 28 august 1955 singing , toasting reggae beres hammond
 hugh beresford hammond singer-songwriter
beres hammond

beres hammond oj -lrb- born hugh beresford hammond , 28 august 1955 , annotto bay , saint mary , jamaica -rrb- is a reggae singer known in particular for his romantic lovers rock and soulful voice .
while his career began in the 1970s , he reached his greatest success in the 1990s .
