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Junior Murvin, born Murvin Junior Smith circa 1946 or 1949 in Swift River, Portland, Jamaica, was a Jamaican reggae singer and musician. He grew up with his great-grandmother in Port Antonio until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandmother in Montego Bay. In 1967, he relocated to Trenchtown and began singing under the nickname "Slash" with the Hippy Boys, making his first recording in 1968 as "Junior Soul." He later joined the well-known live band, the Falcons, alongside artists like Noel Brown, Tyron Downie, Glen Brown, Cynthia Richard, and Dennis Brown, and also performed with the Tornadoes and Bobby Ellis's Young Experience. In 1976, he joined Lee Perry's Black Ark, where he recorded the single "Police and Thieves" under the name Junior Murvin. This track became an international hit during the summer of 1977, peaking at #23 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980. Junior Murvin passed away on December 2, 2013, due to complications from diabetes in Port Antonio, where he had returned to live since the 1990s.

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