GlobaLove Think Tank: Gregory Isaacs

Monday, October 25, 2010

A Red Rose, with my love, for Gregory

Mother Sharon Damnable said...: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/Red-Rose-for-Gregory_8089358

or the second time in three months, the local entertainment industry has been thrust into mourning, following the death of one of Reggae music's standard bearers.
First it was Sugar Minott, who made his transition on July 10, and yesterday, after weeks of speculation, came news that Mr Gregory 'the Cool Ruler' Isaacs had in fact passed on.
Known for his distinctive voice and stage presence, Isaacs was an enduring part and parcel of the development and export of the local music brand, starting in the post independence era of the 1960s, through the 1970s and 80s, up until the time of his death.
Mr Isaacs, an extraordinarily talented artiste who emerged from the Jamaican working class, was born in Fletchers Land, a community located in central Kingston. He would later take Jamaica's name across the globe with his own brand of that music called Reggae.; October 26, 2010 at 5:04 AM

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