The Inspirations were essentially a duo of
Jimmy London (
Trevor Shaw) and
Billy Dyce (
Ransford White), who were active on the Jamaican music scene at the end of the 1960s and into the early '70s. They initially worked with producer
Lee "Scratch" Perry, and their song "Tighten Up," recorded at Studio One, was actually
Perry's first independent production (
Perry, for some reason, called the group
the Untouchables when the single was released).
The Inspirations also recorded several fine tracks for
Joe Gibbs between 1969 and 1971, most of which are collected on the group's only album,
Reggae Fever. After their sessions with
Gibbs, the duo returned to working with
Perry, before splitting for solo careers in 1971.
–
Steve Leggett, Rovi