UK reggae singer, composer, television actor and playwright, best known for his lovers rock recordings. Not to be confused with Honey Boy Martin.
Born in Jamaica in 1955 and moved to the UK in the late 1960s. He worked as a backing singer with producer Laurel Aitken and as a salesman for Junior Lincoln before recording Jamaica for Trojan Records and Homeward Bound for [l55249] in 1971.
He launched the labels [l193345], [l188253] (with Ken Bailey) and Akin in 1975; [l1086249] in 1976; and [l299961] and [l59830] with Norris Shears in 1978.