Pliers (born Everton Bonner on 4 April 1963, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his collaborations with deejay Chaka Demus under the name Chaka Demus & Pliers. He is one of the Bonner brothers all of whom are reggae artists, including Richie Spice and Spanner Banner.
Pliers started his career performing under the name 'Blues Melody', acquiring his more famous moniker due to an apparent similarity to fellow singer Pinchers.
He had a number of early hits, working for producers such as Coxone Dodd and Winston Riley, but never achieved huge success as a solo artist, in contrast to the immense success of his partnership with Chaka Demus.
His solo song "Bam Bam" was featured on the fictional radio station K-Jah West in the soundtrack to the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Pliers in the 80's and would play further material from the artist, including his collaboration with Chaka Demus. However, he never played any of their commercial hits or tracks from their UK number one album, Tease Me, which was released in 1993.
Shows Played[]
- 14 November 1988: No Better No Deh (12") Black Scorpio
- 21 November 1988: No Better No Deh (12") Black Scorpio
- 1989
- 26 April 1989: Holidays (7") Rockers Master International
- 27 April 1989: Holidays (7") Rockers Master International
- 08 May 1989: Holidays (7") Rockers Master International
- 1993
- 12 March 1993: 'Give Me Jahovia (7” b/w Jah Mike: ‘Humble Yourself’)' (Studio 1)