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The Hippy Boys
Band, 1967-1969 JM
Reggae
A.k.a. Maxie's Group The Moon Boys (2) The Spokes (4)
Jamaican reggae backing band formed in 1967. Members would also be members of Lee Perry's The Upsetters. Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bass) Carlton "Carlie" Barrett (Drums) Alva "Reggie" Lewis (Rhythm Guitar) Lloyd Charmers (Organ, Piano, Percussion & Vocals) sometimes augmented by Ronnie "Bop" Williams aka Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams on Lead Guitar.
Members
 | Glen Adams org 1945-2010 JM |
 | Alva "Reggie" Lewis g |
 | Bobby Kalphat key, p *1942 JM |
 | Carlton Barrett dr, perc 1950-1987 |
 | Aston "Family Man" Barrett b, perc *1946 JM |
 | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams g, b JM |
 | Lloyd Tyrell voc |
 | Leroy Brown bvoc JM |
 | Maxie Smith voc JM |
 | Murvin Junior Smith |
Popular Tracks 
Look-Ka-Py-Py (aka Reggae a Bye Bye) on Reggae Charm by Lloyd Charmers The Hippys Are Here on Reggae Fever by The Inspirations African Zulu on Reggae with The Hippy Boys by The Hippy Boys Doctor No Go (aka Boss Boss) on Tighten Up, Vol. 2 by Various Artists Mad Movie on Reggae with The Hippy Boys by The Hippy Boys Reggae Pressure on Reggae with The Hippy Boys by The Hippy Boys Moon Walk on Reggae with The Hippy Boys by The Hippy Boys Hog In A Me Minty on Reggae Originals: The Ethiopians, The Hippy Boys & The Rudies by The Ethiopians, The Hippy Boys & The Rudies Nurse J'Kel on Reggae with The Hippy Boys by The Hippy Boys Clap Clap on Bunny Lee's Unity Hits by Bunny LeeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lick It Back / Matilda | The Hippy Boys / Winston Shand | 2018 | Single |
| Come To Me / War Wagon | Harmonians / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| Kiss Me Honey / Running Wild | Nora Dean / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| Oh Mary / The Reggay | The Movers / Count Busty & The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| The Very End / Carifta Special | The Imperials / The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| It Nice You / Brother Moses | The Inspirations / Claudius Linton, The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| Nigeria / Challenge | The Hippy Boys | 2018 | Single |
| Seven Heaven / Seven Heaven (Alternative take) | The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Young Love / Carib Special | The Imperials / The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Black Is Soul / Hold My Hand | The Imperials / Al Senior Pone & Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams, The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Want Your Love / Memphis Bop | The Selectors / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Feeling Blue / Come On Little Girl | The Inspirations / Winston Sinclair & The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Bang Shang Alang / Julia Cesar | Peter Austin & Hortense Lewis / Charlie Ace & The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Always With Me / Sad Feelings | The Imperials / Al Senior Pone & Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams, The Hippy Boys | 2017 | Single |
| Tell Me Tell Me / Chastise Them | Winston Shand & The Hippy Boys / Winston Sinclair | 2017 | Single |
| Walking In Jerusalem / Bimbo Reggae | Lloyd Robinson, Devon Russell / Oswald Nethersole, The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| I'm A King / Big Boy | The Ethiopians / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| Oh Janet / Lorna Run | The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| A Days Detention / Liberty Rock | Oswald Nethersole & The Hippy Boys / Teddy Phipps | 2016 | Single |
| Scaramouche / Sad Mood | Charlie Ace & The Hippy Boys / Ryo | 2016 | Single |
| King Street Rock / Someone To Depend On | "Deadly" Headley Bennett, The Hippy Boys / Leroy Bland | 2016 | Single |
| Drumbago / Keyboard Reggay | The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| Fire A Mus Mus Tail / Crock Iron | The Ethiopians / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| What's Your Excuse | Count Sticky & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| Roust-A-Bout / Oh Mama | "Deadly" Headley Bennett & The Hippy Boys / Lloyd Robinson | 2016 | Single |
| Rent Too High / Summer Place | Tony King & Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2016 | Single |
| Short Up Dress / Sea Wave | Devon Russell / Bobby Kalphat & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| Hog In A Me Minty / Clean Hog | Tony King & Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| How Sweet It Is / Drum Beat Special | The Clarendonians / Michael Martin & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| Ranny Bop Special / Bhutto Girl | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys / The Inspirations | 2015 | Single |
| Baby Let's Reggae Now / Tribute To A Great Man | Lloyd & Devon / Vin Gordon, The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| Take A Message To Mary / Spy 13 | Ernest Wilson & Freddie McGregor, Michael Martin & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| Hog In A Me Minty / The Clean Hog | Tony King & Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| What A Sin Thing / Sky 13 | Devon & Cedric / Oswald Nethersole & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| How Sweet It Is / Drum Beat Special | The Clarendonians, Michael Martin & The Hippy Boys | 2015 | Single |
| Throw Me Corn / Savage Colt | Winston Shand & The Hippy Boys / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams | 2015 | Single |
| What You Gonna Do About It / Death In The Arena | Ernest Wilson & Freddie McGregor / Rupie Martin & The Hippy Boys | 2014 | Single |
| Lover Come Back / Death Rides A Horse | The Hippy Boys | 2014 | Single |
| Seven Heaven / Scaramouche | The Hippy Boys / Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats | 2014 | Single |
| Bangalang Shangalang / I Am Lonely | The Hippy Boys / Barry Bailey | 2014 | Single |
| Betrayal / Guess Who's Coming To Dinner | The Clarendonians / Michael Martin + The Hippy Boys | 2014 | Single |
| Brixton Pum Pum Wrecker / Raggmop | Pama Dice / Oswald Nethersole & The Hippy Boys | 2014 | Single |
| We Shall Overcome / Seven Heaven | The Hippy Boys | 2007 | Single |
| Psychedelic Reggae (Instrumentals 1969-70 Follow This Sound) (The Early Reggae Years, Vol. 3) | Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys | 1999 | Compil. |
| African Zulu / Safari | Lloyd Charmers And The Hippy Boys | 1998 | Single |
| Ashes To Ashes | The Hippy Boys | 1975 | Single |
| Black Equality / Reggae Is Tight | Max Romeo / Lloyd Charmers And The Hippy Boys | 1971 | Single |
| It Must Come | Delroy Wilson & Dennis Alcapone / The Hippy Boys | 1971 | Single |
| Melting Pot / Death Rides A Horse (Mixies (Pop A Top) | Max Romeo And The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Piccadilly Hop / Nigeria | The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Hotter Place / Big Boy | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Cloud Burst / Message From A Black Man | The Hippy Boys / Lloyd Charmers | 1970 | Single |
| Summer Place / Big Boy | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams & The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| African Zulu / Shooting The Lonely Man | Lloyd Charmers And The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Neil Armstrong / More Games | Sir Harry & The Hippy Boys, The Maples | 1970 | Single |
| Seven Heaven / What's So Good About Goodbye | The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Clap - Clap / You've Got Your Troubles | Max Romeo And The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Ten Times Sweeter / It's Raining | Winston Francis / The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Vengeance / Look-Ea-Py-Py | The Hippy Boys | 1970 | Single |
| Come To Me / Oh Janet | Harmonians / The Hippy Boys, Little Tony | 1969 | Single |
| 5 For Hell | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams And The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Hidden Treasure | The Hippy Boys, Winston Shand | 1969 | Single |
| Alli Button / Death Rides | The Pioneers / The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Bimbo Reggae / Code Red | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Chop Stick | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Hog In A Me Minte | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Code Red | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Janet | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Whats Your Excuse / Tell Me Tell Me | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Hog In A Me Minte | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Sweet Chariot | Max Romeo & The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Reggae With The Hippy Boys | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Album |
| Reggae Pressure / It Hurts | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Cuyah / Safari | Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Chicken Licken / Our Man Flint | The Hippy Boys / The Baba Brooks Band | 1969 | Single |
| Throw Me Corn / Temptation | Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams / The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Michael Row The Boat Ashore / Who Is Coming To Dinner | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Dreams To Remember | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| What's Your Excuse | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Proud Mary | Tony King & The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Cat Nip / Cooyah | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Neil Armstrong / More Games | The Hippy Boys, Al & The Vibrators | 1969 | Single |
| Blown Away / Non Violence | The Hippy Boys, U-Roy | 1969 | Single |
| House in Session | Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Album |
| Love | The Hippy Boys | 1969 | Single |
| Dr No Go / Faberge | The Hippy Boys / The Baba Brooks Band | 1969 | Single |
| In The Mood For Love / Hidden Treasure | The Techniques / Ranford "Rannie Bop" Williams And The Hippy Boys | 1968 | Single |
| Broken Dreams | The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| Uganda / Ducky Lucky | Herman Chin-Loy / The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| Take A Message To Mary / Spy 13 | Freddie McGregor & Ernest Wilson / Michael Martin & The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| Swing And Dine / Picadilly Hops | The Melodians / The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| Give Thanks | Max Romeo, The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| Hidden Treasure / Treasure Of Love | The Hippy Boys, Winston Shand | Single |
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