Trevor Shields of The Beltones, best known for the 1968 hit song, No More Heartaches , died in Hamilton, Canada on September 26.
He was 77 years-old.
Kareen Perrier, his ex-wife, confirmed Shields’ death from prostate cancer in an interview with the Jamaica Observer.
Shields lived in Canada for over 40 years and was a popular figure on the Toronto reggae circuit.
The Trench Town-reared artiste started his music career in the mid-1960s. Later that decade he joined The Beltones after recording a handful of solo songs for different producers.
At that time, The Beltones had also cut several songs for rival producers Clement Dodd and Duke Reid, but with little success.
Shields and The Beltones’ breakthrough came with No More Heartaches, a rocksteady number produced by the emerging Harry “Harry J” Johnson. Distributed by Trojan Records in the United Kingdom, the song became a minor hit there.
No More Heartaches was later covered by Delroy Wilson and Sanchez.
After leaving The Beltones, he became a member of two other harmony groups, True Experience and The Fantels.
Shields worked as a clerk of the court for 18 years at the Supreme Court in Kingston.
As well, for 28 years he worked as a customer service agent with the Ontario Federation for Cerebal Palsy.
He is survived by one daughter, three grandchildren, brothers and sisters.
— Howard Campbell
