Reggae music is not just about roots. Like every other musical form, there is an entire spectrum of styles within it, from dub to dancehall. But few artists have manged to combine reggae styles as successful as "Inner Circle" and their legendary vocalist, the late Jacob Miller.

Jacob Miller joined the the group "Inner Circle" in 1974, by that time he was already gaining recognition in Jamaica, when he released his first song "Love in the Ghetto" for studio one in 1968 at the age of 10 and at 16 he worked with producer Augustus Pablo, to record a series of successful tunes including "Each one Teach one" and "False Rasta".

His stage performance was energetic and his fusion style of reggae with the group immediately began to draw an audience. They played classic recordings of diverse artists, including Bob Marley, the Heptones, Johnny Mathis and Johnny Clarke and their own release, such as the excellent "Forward Jah Jah Children" and "Blame it on the Sun" revealed their greatness.

Jacob Miller was industrious and with "Inner Circle their success was bright. Their "Uptown roots" sound caught the attention of Capitol, then Island Records and they recorded the hit "Everything is great" Bad things happen and sometimes unexpectedly. Jacob Miller died in a car crash on March 23rd, 1980. That was a great set back for the band.

Inner Circle regrouped and in 1987 and the Lewis brothers recruited singer Carlton Coffey, recording one album for Ras, before signing to WEA and releasing "Bad Boys", the theme song of the US crime series "Cops". In I993, the "Inner Circle" came back to the chart strongly the massive international hit "Sweat(A la la la la long) The group still exists and are doing well.