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The Melodians
Band, 1963-1973 JM
Reggae
A.k.a. The Gentiles (4)
The Melodians are a rocksteady band formed in the Greenwich Town area of Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, by Tony Brevett (born 1949, nephew of The Skatalites bassist, Lloyd Brevett), Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton. Renford Cogle assisted with writing and arranging material.
Members
 | Tony Brevett voc JM |
 | Brent Dowe voc, bvoc 1946-2006 JM |
 | Trevor McNaughton bvoc |
 | James McNaughton bvoc |
| Renford Cogle |
| Taurus Alphonso |
| Winston Dias |
Popular Tracks 
Rivers of Babylon on Super Best by The Melodians Sweet Sensation on Rivers of Babylon by The Melodians Rivers of Babylon on Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters by Various Artists River of Babylon on Legend by The Melodians I'll Get Along Without You on Legend by The Melodians You Don't Need Me on Legend by The Melodians Little Nut Tree on Super Best by The Melodians You Have Caught Me on Super Best by The Melodians Swing and Dine on Super Best by The Melodians Come On Little Girl on Super Best by The MelodiansTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| You Don't Need Me | The Melodians | 2018 | Single |
| Let's Join Together / Heart Of A Man | The Melodians / The Techniques | 2016 | Single |
| Let's Join Together / Heart Of A Man | The Melodians / The Techniques | 2016 | Single |
| Island Records Selecta's Choice E.P. | The Melodians | 2013 | Album |
| Lyrics To Riddim | The Melodians | 2012 | Album |
| Legend | The Melodians | 2011 | Album |
| Sweet Sensation - The Best Of The Melodians | The Melodians | 2003 | Compil. |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 2003 | Single |
| Come Back Girl / Come Back Girl (Version) | The Melodians | 2003 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 2003 | Single |
| The Sensational Melodians | The Melodians | 2003 | Single |
| Settle Down | The Melodians | 2003 | Single |
| Love Is A Hurting Thing | The Melodians | 2001 | Single |
| Hold On Tight | The Melodians / Morwell Unlimited | 1999 | Single |
| Greatest Hits | Brent Dowe & The Melodians | 1998 | Compil. |
| Rivers Of Babylon | The Melodians | 1997 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon | The Melodians | 1997 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon | The Melodians | 1997 | Single |
| Do You Remember | The Melodians | 1997 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon (The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973) | The Melodians | 1997 | Compil. |
| It Comes And Goes / Royal Cord / Sweet Rose | The Melodians | 1996 | Single |
| It Took A Miracle | Brent Dowe & The Melodians | 1993 | Single |
| It's My Delight | The Melodians | 1993 | Single |
| It Took A Miracle | Brent Dowe And The Melodians | 1992 | Album |
| Swing And Dine | The Melodians | 1992 | Compil. |
| Rock Steady Reunion | John Holt, Delroy Wilson, Marcia Griffiths, The Melodians, Ken Boothe, The Clarendonians, The Techniques, Lloyd Parks | 1992 | Album |
| Too Old To Fall In Love | Brent Dowe & The Melodians | 1991 | Album |
| Irie Feeling | The Melodians | 1983 | Album |
| Explosion | The Melodians | 1983 | Album |
| Warning / Push A Little Harder | The Melodians | 1983 | Album |
| Get Up And Dance | The Melodians | 1982 | Single |
| Warning | The Melodians | 1982 | Single |
| Never In My Life / Submission | The Melodians | 1981 | Album |
| February Sales Sampler | Bunny Wailer / The Melodians / Todd Rundgren / Brian Briggs | 1981 | Album |
| Rivers Of Babylon / Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1981 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1981 | Compil. |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1980 | Compil. |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1980 | Single |
| Little Nut Tree | The Melodians | 1979 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon / Give The Children Food | The Melodians / Owen Gray | 1978 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon / Many Rivers To Cross | The Melodians / Jimmy Cliff | 1978 | Single |
| Pre-Meditation | The Melodians | 1978 | Album |
| The Same Old Song | The Melodians & Brent Dowe | 1978 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1977 | Album |
| Stop Your Gang War / Learn To Love One Another | The Melodians | 1977 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation / Caught Me Baby | The Melodians | 1977 | Album |
| Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying | Tony Brevett, The Melodians | 1976 | Single |
| All In The Family | The Melodians | 1975 | Single |
| Dry Up Yuh Tears / Dry Dub | The Melodians | 1975 | Single |
| I'll Take You Where The Music Is Playing | The Melodians | 1974 | Single |
| Loving You | The Melodians | 1974 | Single |
| Black Man Kingdom Come / Swing And Dine | The Melodians | 1973 | Single |
| Passion Love | The Melodians, The Supersonics | 1973 | Single |
| Passion Love / Love Makes The World Go Round | The Melodians | 1973 | Single |
| Tropical Land / Love I Bring | The Melodians / U-Roy And Slim Smith | 1972 | Single |
| Without You (What Would I Do) | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| The Mighty Melodians (Adapted) (Pt 1) And (Pt. 2) | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| Your Turn To Cry | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| This Beautiful Land | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| Round And Round | The Melodians / The Upsetters | 1972 | Single |
| In Our Time | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| The Time Has Come / No Sin At All | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| My Only Love | The Melodians | 1972 | Single |
| No Sins At All | The Melodians | 1971 | Single |
| It Took A Miracle | The Melodians | 1971 | Single |
| My Love, My Life | The Melodians | 1971 | Single |
| Come Ethiopians, Come | The Melodians | 1971 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon | The Melodians | 1970 | Album |
| Rock It With Me | The Melodians | 1970 | Single |
| Rivers Of Babylon | The Melodians | 1970 | Single |
| No Nola / Good Things | The Melodians & The Gaytones | 1970 | Single |
| Walking In The Rain | The Melodians / Beverley's All Stars | 1970 | Single |
| Love Is A Good Thing | The Melodians | 1970 | Single |
| Creation Version | Charlie Ace And The Melodians | 1970 | Single |
| Down In The Garden | Brent Dowe & The Melodians, The Gaytones | 1970 | Single |
| Things You Say | The Melodians | 1970 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation | The Melodians | 1969 | Single |
| Ring Of Gold // You've Got It | The Melodians | 1969 | Single |
| Bring The Curtain Down | The Melodians | 1969 | Single |
| Sweet Sensation / One Way Love | The Melodians / Coloured Raisins | 1969 | Single |
| A Day Seems So Long / Project | The Melodians / Beverley's All Stars | 1969 | Single |
| When There Is You / My Woman's Love | The Melodians / The Uniques | 1969 | Single |
| Personally Speaking / Trouble Trouble | The Melodians / Lloyd Robinson | 1969 | Single |
| Hey Girl / Lonely Night | The Melodians | 1969 | Single |
| Mr. Editor / How I Feel | The Melodians | 1969 | Single |
| Good Things | The Melodians, Tommy McCook | 1968 | Single |
| It Comes And Goes / Sweet Rose | The Melodians | 1968 | Single |
| A Little Nut Tree | The Melodians | 1968 | Single |
| My Last Word / Let's Join Hands Together | Radcliffe Butler, Tommy McCook / The Melodians | 1968 | Single |
| I Could Be A King | The Melodians & Lynn Taitt & The Jets | 1968 | Single |
| Heartaches | The Melodians | 1968 | Single |
| You Have Caught Me Babe / Somewhere | The Melodians With Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | 1967 | Single |
| I Am Going To Cool It / Let's Join Together | Earl Lowe / The Melodians | 1967 | Single |
| Heartaches And Teardrops | The Melodians | 1967 | Single |
| I Will Get Along / You Don't Need Me | The Melodians With Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | 1967 | Single |
| Last Train To Expo '67 | The Melodians With Tommy McCook | 1967 | Single |
| Neighbour Neighbour / I Should've Made It Up | Joe Higgs / The Melodians | 1967 | Single |
| Danger Zone / Meet Me | Ken Boothe / The Melodians | 1966 | Single |
| Heartaches And Teardrops | The Melodians | 1966 | Single |
| Lay It On | The Melodians | 1966 | Single |
| Swing And Dine | The Melodians | Single | |
| Lock love away / Your destiny | The Melodians | Single | |
| Flying Reggay / Sweet Rose | Roy Shirley / The Melodians | Single | |
| Rivers Of Babylon / You Can Get It If You Really Want | The Melodians / Desmond Dekker | Single | |
| Passion Love | The Melodians, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| Aint That Loving You / Every Body Bawling | Alton Ellis & U-Roy With Tommy McCook / The Melodians | Single | |
| Little Nut Tree | Brent Dowe & The Melodians | Single | |
| Gang War | The Melodians | Single | |
| The Last Train / Expo | The Melodians With Tommy McCook | Single | |
| Last Train / Eastern Standard Time | The Melodians, Don Drummond | Single | |
| Rock Steady / Last Train To Expo 67 | Alton Ellis / The Melodians | Single | |
| Dance Crasher / I WIll Get Along Without You Baby | Alton Ellis / The Melodians | Single | |
| Blackman Kingdom / Swing & Dine | The Melodians | Single | |
| Last train to Expo 67 | The Melodians | Single | |
| I Will Get Along Without You / Yellow Bird | The Melodians, The Paragons | Single | |
| Come on Little Girl / Wall Street Shuffle | The Melodians, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| i've caught you baby/you don't need me | The Melodians | Single | |
| Ram Jam / Bad Feelings | Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors / The Melodians | Single | |
| You've Caught Me Baby / somewhere | The Melodians | Single | |
| Song Of Love | The Melodians | Single | |
| Why Little Girl / Passion Love | The Melodians | Single | |
| Sings Reggae For Lovers | The Melodians, Brent Dowe | Album | |
| Little Nut Tree | The Melodians | Single | |
| Eastern Standard Time / Last Train | Don Drummond / The Melodians | Single | |
| Loving Pauper / Last Train To Expo '67 | Dobby Dobson / The Melodians | Single | |
| Rock Steady / Last Train To Expo '67 | Alton Ellis & The Flames / The Melodians With Tommy McCook | Single | |
| Personally Speaking | The Melodians | Single | |
| What Am I To Do | The Melodians | Single | |
| Mother Nature/ I Will Get A Long Without You | The Paragons, The Melodians | Single | |
| Close To You / I Will Get Along | Phyllis Dillon / The Melodians | Single | |
| Answer Your Call | The Melodians | Single | |
| Happy Go Lucky Girl / I'll Get Along Without You | The Paragons / The Melodians | Single | |
| When There Is You / Ring Of Gold | The Melodians | Single | |
| Willow Tree / I Will Get Along Without You Now | Alton Ellis / The Melodians | Single | |
| This Train / Last Train To Expo 67 | Culture / The Melodians | Single | |
| Last Train To Expo 67 / Yellow Bird | The Melodians / The Paragons | Single | |
| I Caught You / I Know Just How She Feels | The Melodians | Single | |
| Song Of Love | The Melodians | Single | |
| Island In The Sun / Last Train To Expo 67 | The Paragons / The Melodians | Single | |
| Come On Little Girl / Expo 67 | The Melodians | Single | |
| Breaking Up / Last Train To Expo 67 | Alton Ellis / The Melodians | Single | |
| Ali Baba / Last Train To Expo 67 | John Holt / The Melodians | Single | |
| Everybody Bawling / Everybody Bawling | The Melodians / U-Roy | Single | |
| Come On Little Girl / You Don't Need Me | The Melodians | Single | |
| Black Bird Singing / I Will Get Along Without You Baby | The Paragons / The Melodians | Single | |
| You've Caught Me Baby | The Melodians / Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| Girl I've Got A Date | Brent Dowe & Jah Walton / The Melodians With Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Album | |
| La La Means I Love / Passion Love | Alton Ellis / The Melodians | Single | |
| Come On Little Girl Come On / Work Your Soul | The Melodians / Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| Come Back Girl | The Melodians | Single | |
| Kilowatt | Winston Wright, The Melodians | Single | |
| I Can't Help Falling In Love | The Melodians / The Revolutionaries | Album | |
| Come On Little Girl | The Melodians | Single | |
| Eastern Standard Time / I'll Get You Along Without You | Don Drummond, The Melodians | Single | |
| Come On Little Girl | The Melodians | Single | |
| Loving Pauper / Come And Get Along | Dobby Dobson / The Melodians | Single | |
| You Don't Need Me / You've Caught Me Baby | The Melodians | Single | |
| You've Caught Me Baby / Persian Ska | The Melodians / Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Single | |
| Only A Smile / I Will Get Along Without You Baby | The Paragons / The Melodians | Single | |
| See And Blind / Sweet Rose | The Melodians | Single | |
| There Comes A Time, I'm In The Mood | The Melodians | Single | |
| Bless The Sunshine | Tony Brevett, The Melodians | Single | |
| I'll Never Hurt You | The Melodians | Single | |
| Everybody Bawling | The Melodians | Single | |
| Everybody Bawling | The Melodians | Single | |
| Tonight / You've Caught Me Baby | Brent Dowe / The Melodians | Single | |
| I've Got To Go Back Home / Lay It On | Bob Andy / The Melodians | Single | |
| You Have Caught Me / What More Can I Say | The Melodians | Single | |
| Why Little Girl/Up Park Camp Version | The Melodians / The Revolutionaries | Single | |
| Black Bird Sing / Last Train To Expo 67 | The Paragons / The Melodians | Single | |
| Love Is A Treasure / I'll Get Along Without You | Freddie McKay / The Melodians | Single | |
| Swing And Dine / Picadilly Hops | The Melodians / The Hippy Boys | Single | |
| What Am I To Do / Nyah-Bingi | The Melodians / Jimmy Riley | Album | |
| Perfidia / I'll Get Along With You | Phyllis Dillon / The Melodians | Single | |
| The Last Train To Expo '67 | The Melodians | Single | |
| Song Of Love | The Melodians | Single |
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