Heavy D

Dwight Myers

Born May 24, 1967· Mount Vernon, New York, USA

† Died November 8, 2011

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Emerging from a Jamaican-American background after relocating to Mount Vernon, New York, Dwight Arrington Myers entered the music scene as the frontman of Heavy D & the Boyz, the first act signed to Uptown Records. The group’s debut Living Large (1987) and breakthrough Big Tyme (1989) yielded multiple hits, while the platinum Peaceful Journey (1991) honored the late dancer Trouble T. Roy. Myers ex…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources