Floyd Lloyd

b. Lloyd Seivright, 3 June 1948, Browns Town, St. Ann's, Jamaica, West Indies. As a teenager Floyd attended Alpha Boys School, a Catholic run musical institution in Kingston. At this time the popular music in Jamaica consisted largely of American standards, New Orleans jazz, and popular hits of the 50s and the early 60s. His education at the school resulted in him writing his own songs and at the age of 15 he performed on Jamaican television. Floyd wrote the hit ‘Be Yourself' in 1969 which led to a relocation in England where he continued to pursue a career in music. The song ...