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Born Jamericans are a reggae/hip-hop fusion team originally from Washington, D.C. with roots in Jamaica, hence their name referring to the term, "Jamaican-American". The duo is made up of the deejays Mr. Notch and Edley Shine. They are best known for their hit dancehall tracks off their debut album Kids from Foreign, Boom Shak-A-Tack [Dancehall Remix] and Cease & Seckle. .

The members of Five Americans first met in Durant, Oklahoma at South-eastern Oklahoma State University in 1962. Under the leadership of lead guitarist, Mike Rabon, they formed a group called the Mutineers. The band played local beer joints and frat dances until the summer of 1964, when Mike suggested that they go to Dallas to try and make enough money to pay for tuition for the following fall semester. With the onslaught of the "British Invasion" by bands with strange sounding names, the group also took on a new handle. They were not bugs or beasts of any kind, they...

Nel 1979, dopo lo scioglimento dei Sex Pistols e dopo l'abbandono del progetto Sham Pistols, Steve Jones e Paul Cook formarono i The Professionals. Andy Allen, un amico di Jones, entrò nel gruppo come bassista e alla seconda chitarra Ray McVeigh. Il bassista Andy Allen venne poco dopo sostituito da Paul Myers proveniente dai Subway Sect. Firmarono per la Virgin Records nel 1980. La loro prima registrazione con l'etichetta fu il singolo Just Another Dream, mentre l'album I Didn't See It Coming venne realizzato nel novembre 1981. Nel 1982, terminato il secondo tour negli Stati Uniti il gruppo si sciolse....