Lloyd Charmers (aka Lloyd Chalmers, Lloyd Terell, Lloyd Terrell, b. Lloyd Tyrell, Kingston, Jamaica, 1938)Larkin, Colin: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 is a ska and reggae singer, keyboard player and producer. Tyrell's first break came in 1962, when he performed with Roy Willis as The Charmers on Vere Johns' Talent Hour, starting a recording career soon after. When The Charmers split, he joined Slim Smith and Jimmy Riley in The Uniques. Charmers subsequently moved on to a solo career, releasing two albums in 1970, and also recording x-rated tracks such as "Birth Control", and the album "Censored", these more risqué outings appearing under his real name or as Lloydie and The Lowbites. He was also a member of The Messengers, along with Ken Boothe, B.B. Se

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