Tony Tuff (born Winston Anthony Morris, on 1 April 1955, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer who was a member of The African Brothers in the late 1960s and 1970s before embarking on a solo career. Tuff started his career in 1969 as a member of the vocal trio The African Brothers, along with Sugar Minott and Derrick "Bubbles" Howard.
The African Brothers split up in the mid-1970s, and Tuff pursued other work outside music until he returned as a solo artist in the late 1970s, with the album Tony Tuff Meets Errol Schorder [sic], split with Errol Scorcher, and self-productions including the "I'm So Glad" single on his own Winston label. He worked with Yabby You on the Tony Tuff album in 1980, and worked with Minott again on the 1981 album Presenting Mr. Tuff, released on Minott's Black Roots label.
He worked on several sound systems in the late 1970s and 1980s, including Lees Unlimited and Henry "Junjo" Lawes' Volcano system. Lawes also produced several successful singles by Tuff including "Water Pumpee", and "Mix Me Down", and also produced his 1983 album Come Fe Mash It. He continued to be active during the 1980s, but was largely absent from the music scene in the 1990s. He returned in 2000, and has recorded several albums in the new millennium, including How Long, recorded with Jah Shaka. He toured Europe twice in 2002, before touring Canada and the United States.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the singer between the late 70's and 1990 on his radio programmes. However, it seems he didn't play much of the African Brothers songs when Tony Tuff and Sugar Minott were part of that group.
Shows Played[]
- 29 September 1978 & Revolutionaries: Oh What A Day (7") DAL
- 11 October 1978 & Revolutionaries: Oh What A Day (7") DAL
- 1980
- 28 October 1980: Practice What You Preach (7") Black Link International
- 10 November 1980: Hustling (7") Scorcher
- 27 November 1980: Run Come Come (7") Scorcher
- 29 November 1980 (BFBS): Run Come Come (7") Scorcher
- 1981
- 12 May 1981: Hold Me Tight (album - Presenting Mr.Tuff) (Black Roots)
- 28 May 1981: Lots Of Loving (7") Black & White
- 1983
- 21 February 1983: Come Fe Mash It (LP - Come Fe Mash It) Volcano
- 06 March 1983 (BFBS): Come We Com Fe Mash It (7") Volcano
- 05 November 1983 (BFBS): Gallop For Me (7") Top Rank
- 1984
- 27 February 1984: Sticky Wicket (album - Render Your Heart) SCA
- 03 March 1984 (BFBS): Sticky Wicket (album - Render Your Heart) CSA
- 1985
- 07 May 1985: Raggamuffin Style (12") Top Rank
- 1986
- 26 March 1986: Healing In The Balm Yard (7") Kingpin
- 1990
- 10 September 1990: Pass The Ball (7") Observers