Tony Chin

b. Albert Valentine Chin, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Chin began his musical career playing drums and the bugle as a member of various youth groups. As lead guitarist he later joined forces with bass player George ‘Fully' Fullwood in the Rhythm Raiders, who evolved into the Soul Syndicate. The Soul Syndicate proved a highly popular session band, also featuring the talents of Earl ‘Chinna' Smith, Bernard ‘Touter' Harvey, and Carlton ‘Santa' Davis later replaced by Keith Sterling. The group played on sessions for Winston ‘Niney' Holness, Keith Hudson and Bunny Lee, who named...