Jamaican Jamming

[YoungWillz 21,041]

On 03/05/2012 at 20:27, VSBfromH said:

Lloyd Brevett

 

Another founder member of the Skatalites has died. The double bassist was 80. Saxophonist Lester Sterling is the only one of the ten founder members still alive.

Lester Sterling of the Skatalites now reported dead so all gone: 

 

[Superstar 295]

Vybz Kartel, Jamaican reggae singer jailed for murdering an associate, claims he is suffering from two "life-threatening" heart conditions and graves' disease.

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

6 minutes ago, When The said:

Vybz Kartel, Jamaican reggae singer jailed for murdering an associate, claims he is suffering from two "life-threatening" heart conditions and graves' disease.

Banned from performing in the UK for his murder music inciting violence on gay people, if I'm not mistaken.

[YoungWillz 21,041]

Report of the death of Les McNeil, vocalist with late 70s/early 80s British reggae band Tradition: 

Nothing UK chart wise, but did win an Echoes Best Single award for Breezin':

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Lord Creator, who sang the original 1970 version of the song 'Kingston Town', which UB40 covered 20 years later, has died. He was 87.

 

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/ska-rocksteady-artiste-lord-creator-has-died/

 

 

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

Lord Creator, best known for Kingston Town (covered by UB40) has died. I wish I could tell you more, but I hadn't heard of him till a few minutes ago. Such is life, such is deathlist.

 

(Edit: Even now, I'm beaten to the punch by that boring guy)

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

1 hour ago, alt obits guy said:

Lord Creator, who sang the original 1970 version of the song 'Kingston Town', which UB40 covered 20 years later, has died. He was 87.

 

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/ska-rocksteady-artiste-lord-creator-has-died/

 

 

 

A miss in DDP,was picked back in 2014

https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2014/teams.html#DDPTeamrandom

[time 8,599]

Guardian obit for Lord Creator, which, I'm sure @harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy will be delighted to know, informs us that his debut single was called The Cockhead (1958)

 

[YoungWillz 21,041]

On 04/11/2021 at 00:56, alt obits guy said:

Ernest Wilson, a founding member of the Clarendonians, has died. He was 69.

 

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20211103/ernest-wilson-founding-member-clarendonians-dies-69

 

 

Reports that the other founding member of the duo The Clarendonians, Peter Austin, has died: 

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

I swear, EVERY goddamn reggae/ska/rocksteady artist posted in this group is dubbed (no pun intended) a ‘Pioneer’.  They can’t all be, for fuxsake. Just on this page alone (so far) Lester Sterling, Lord Creator, and now Peter Austin.  

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

Shocked that this one went unnoticed on here (and even his Wiki is barely touched!).

Calton Coffie (wiki), lead singer of Inner Circle during their 90s era on hits such as "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" and "Bad Boys" (used as the "Cops" tv theme), died back in February aged 68.

Obit.

[TQR 14,390]

R.I.P. He was a pioneer.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Whatchya gonna doo when da Reaper comes for you

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

It’s going to be a race to the pun when Sydney Crooks dies.

[jcc 228]

https://t.co/ZmnKjeBHHW

Michael 'Ibo' Cooper, fouder member of Third World, lost his record producer son, Arif, in March and his wife last month has just completed the trifecta.

[RetroGamer47 429]

Inner Circle member and founder of the reggae band Third World Michael “Ibo”Cooper has passed away at 71.

[jcc 228]

https://t.co/OnADjjMlpE

Neville Garrick, award winning art director for Bob Marley, dead at 73 

[Spade_Cooley 9,521]

Reggae musician Eulalee Pennant, whose fight to stay in the UK while battling stage 4 cancer made a bunch of newspapers last year, died in June but didn't QO.

[YoungWillz 21,041]

Not sure of the source as still on phone, but report that Pluto Shervington may have died: 

A few significant reggae hits in the UK singles chart. Anything to corroborate?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_Shervington

[YoungWillz 21,041]

10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Not sure of the source as still on phone, but report that Pluto Shervington may have died: 

A few significant reggae hits in the UK singles chart. Anything to corroborate?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_Shervington

Source for Shervington: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20240119/ram-goat-liver-singer-pluto-shervington-has-died

[time 8,599]

2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Source for Shervington: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20240119/ram-goat-liver-singer-pluto-shervington-has-died

Damn. He was a name I considered for DDP at various points, but everything I found indicated he was still in good health.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

Me like a bit a dis and a bit a Dat.

 

 

[Thatcher 2,411]

On 07/11/2022 at 18:31, Ulitzer95 said:

And about to get worse. I can’t see Aston Barrett surviving 2023.

Aston Barrett, original bassist for Bob Marley & The Wailers, reportedly dead aged 77.

 

Obituaries: The Sun

[drol 11,945]

Exactly the post I was expecting.

[Thatcher 2,411]

Donald Kinsey, blues and reggae musician who toured and recorded with Bob Marley & The Wailers and Peter Tosh, has died aged 70. His ill-health previously reported in the hospitalisation thread here.