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This is a list of lovers rock artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label). Groups are listed by the first letter in their first name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.

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A

• Jean Adebambo[1]
• Toyin Adekale
• Marcia Aitken
• Alaine
• Ambelique
• Horace Andy
• Mike Anthony
• Antonio
• Arema
• Aswad

B

• Beshara
• Barry Biggs
• Barry Boom
• Ken Boothe
• Judy Boucher
• Dennis Bovell
• Dennis Brown
• Lloyd Brown
• Brown Sugar[2]

C

• Fil Callender
• Al Campbell
• Don Campbell
• Cassandra[3][4]
• The Chosen Few
• The Cool Notes[5]
• Sandra Cross[6]

D

• Carlene Davis
• Junior Delgado
• Keith Douglas[7]
• Errol Dunkley

E

• Alton Ellis
• Hortense Ellis
• Junior English

F

• 15,16,17[8][9]
• Sharon Forrester

G

• Boris Gardiner
• Deborahe Glasgow
• Michael Gordon[10]
• Marcia Griffiths

H

• Audrey Hall
• Beres Hammond
• Trevor Hartley[11]
• Josh Heinrichs
• John Holt
• Peter Hunnigale

I

• The Instigators[12]
• The Investigators[13]
• Gregory Isaacs

J

• Tex Johnson[14]
• Barbara Jones[15][16]
• Vivian Jones
• Nerious Joseph[17]

K

• Janet Kay
• Pat Kelly
• Kofi
• Bobby Kray[18]
• Calvin King

L

• Janet Lee Davis[19][20]
• Phillip Leo
• June Lodge
• Eddie Lovette

M

• Leroy Mafia
• Donna Marie[21]
• Louisa Mark
• Freddie McGregor
• Freddie McKay
• Bitty McLean
• John McLean[22]
• Me and You
• Sugar Minott
• Portia Morgan[3]
• Neville Morrison[23]
• Motion[10]
• Junior Murvin

N

• Pam Nestor

P

• Frankie Paul
• Dawn Penn
• Marie Pierre[9]
• Maxi Priest

R

• Danny Ray
• Winston Reedy
• Junior Reid
• Revelation[3]
• Donna Rhoden[3]
• Tarrus Riley
• Riot Squad[24]
• Romain Virgo[25]
• Samantha Rose[26]
• T.T. Ross[4]

S

• Sanchez
• Dee Sharp
• Pluto Shervington
• Leroy Simmons[27]
• Singing Melody
• Peter Spence[28]
• Richie Stephens

T

• The Tamlins
• Sylvia Tella
• Nicky Thomas
• Ruddy Thomas
• Carroll Thompson
• Tradition

U

V

• Romain Virgo
• Vivian Jones

W

• Wayne Wade
• Trevor Walters[16]
• Caron Wheeler
• Ginger Williams[29]
• Delroy Wilson
• Winsome[22]
• Wayne Wonder
• Wendy Walker[30]

Notes

References

• Abbott, Diane (2011) "And now... The Story Of Lovers' Rock", Jamaica Observer, 25 September 2011, retrieved 2012-06-05
• Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4
• Hebdige, Dick (1987) Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415058759
• Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9

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