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Reggae, dancehall. Years active. 1976–1996. Cecil Wellington (1957–1996), better known as Nicodemus, was a Jamaican reggae deejay who released a string of albums in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicodemus was a pioneer of dancehall music and is credited with positively influencing many aspiring DJs. He is truly a dancehall legend.
Occupation (s) Singer, musician, audio engineer, record producer. Instrument (s) Vocals, bass guitar. Years active. 1970–2024. Labels. Opal, Trojan Records, KR Records. Leighton Keith "Pluto" Shervington (13 August 1950 – 19 January 2024) was a Jamaican reggae musician, singer, audio engineer, and record producer.
Years active. 1956–2020. Labels. Epic, JAD, Cayman Music. Website. johnnynash.com. John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) [1] was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". [2] Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists ...
Kingston, Jamaica born-and-bred vocalist Ewart Beckford, better known as the reggae artist U-Roy, died on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at his home in Jamaica. He was 78 years old. An influential singer of ...
Stanley Beckford (1942–2007) was a Jamaican born Mento singer, songwriter, and four time Jamaica Independence Festival song contest winner who recorded as a solo artist and with the bands The Starlights / Starlites, Stanley and the Turbines, and Stanley and the Astronauts.
Peter Anthony Morgan, lead singer of the popular reggae band Morgan Heritage that he founded with four siblings, dies Sunday at age 46, his family announced. Morgan, known as “Peetah,” was a ...
Bunny Wailer. Neville O'Riley Livingston OM OJ (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is considered one of the longtime standard ...
Singer, songwriter. Years active. 1959–2014. Labels. Treasure Isle, Greensleeves. Formerly of. The Paragons. John Kenneth Holt CD (11 July 1947 [ 1 ] – 19 October 2014 [ 2 ]) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist.