Monday, October 25, 2010

RIP Gregory Isaacs

The BBC has reported that reggae singer Gregory Isaacs has died in London at age 59. Read an appreciation of the artist by Tim Sendra and watch several music videos at AllMusic.com.

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Update: The New York Times has a very informative obituary for Isaacs, which may be read here.

Also, Wax Poetics' September/October 2010 all-reggae issue also happens to have an interview with Gregory Isaacs that is definitely worth finding and picking up (and the issue includes features on Augustus Pablo, Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, Bob Andy, Chris Blackwell, and more).
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2 comments:

  1. Kames JellyOctober 28, 2010 at 2:38 AM

    I have that issue of Wax Poetics and it's fantastic. You can find them in most Barnes & Nobles surprisingly enough.

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  2. Steve from MoonOctober 28, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    That's where I picked up my copy.

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