The Gladiators (band)

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The Gladiators
The Gladiators in concert in Rockstore, Montpellier, France, in November 2006
Background information
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Roots reggae
Years active	1968–present
Members	Gallimore Sutherland Alan Griffiths Anthony Griffiths Clinton Rufus Vernon Sutherland Glen Williams Mark Gooden
Past members	Albert Griffiths Clinton Fearon Errol Grandison David Webber

The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths (lead guitar and vocals; born 1945, died 15 December 2020), Clinton Fearon (bass guitar and vocals) and Gallimore Sutherland (rhythm guitar and vocals). Their two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up (1976) and Proverbial Reggae (1978) with songs such as "Hearsay", "Jah Works", "Dreadlocks the Time is Now". "Mix Up", "Music Makers from Jamaica", and "Soul Rebel" – a song written by The Wailers. Gladiators also cooperated with the toaster U-Roy.