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"Mr. Loverman" is a song by Jamaican dancehall artist Shabba Ranks, released in 1992 and 1993 as a single by Epic Records. [1] It reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart , as well as becoming a top-20 hit in France, Germany and Ireland.
Mr Loverman is a British TV series starring Lennie James based on the novel of the same name by Bernardine Evaristo. Synopsis. Antiguan-born Londoner Barrington ...
Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band , he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury , who play mandolin and banjo respectively.
Shabba Ranks was born in Sturge Town, Saint Ann, Jamaica, and raised in Seaview Gardens, Kingston. [4] [5]His father, Ivan Gordon, was a mason who died in 1990. [6] His mother, Constance "Mama Christie" Christie, remained in Seaview after Shabba's success, feeding the community with money sent from her son after his emigration.
In 1990, Shabba Ranks versioned "Champion Lover" under the new title "Mr. Loverman" on his album Rappin' with the Ladies. Four years later, after Glasgow's early death, he re-recorded the tune, this time with Chevelle Franklin as the featured singer, and this version became a worldwide hit.
Mr Loverman is the seventh novel written by British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo.Published by Penguin Books, UK, in 2013 [1] and Akashic Books, US, in 2014, [2] [3] Mr Loverman explores the life of Britain's older Caribbean community, through the perspective of a 74-year-old Antiguan-Londoner and closet homosexual.
Ronnie McCoury was born in York County, Pennsylvania [5] on March 16, 1967. He was exposed to bluegrass from a young age, as his father had his own band, Del McCoury &The Dixie Pals. Ronnie lists his musical influences as Bill Monroe , David Grisman , Sam Bush , Jerry Douglas , Alan O'Bryant, and The Osborne Brothers .
According to The Daily News Leader, the song was believed to be a traditional American mountain ballad, but the song was originally recorded and released in 1936 as a comedy song.