 Adams' first break in the music business came as a teenager, when he appeared as a singer in a vocal group on Radio Jamaica's "Opportunity Knocks" show hosted by Vere Johns.Later performing on the same show as a solo singer which led to appearances on cabaret shows and performances in Kingston and St. Andrews at weekends.Adams' older sister Yvonne was also a popular singer and he was spotted by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd while rehearsing a song that she had written called "Wonder Thirst".