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Gregory Isaacs 1951-2010
Career: Solo artist | member of The Concords | Producer | Record Label owner
The year 2010 wasn't a very joyful year for reggae fans. After the death of Vivian "Yabby You" Jackson at the beginning of that year, they also mourned the passings of Lynn Taitt, Bobby Melody, Sid Bucknor, Sugar Minott and Claudius Linton. It was early September that the news that Gregory Isaacs was hospitalized in London circulated on the internet, but it remained unclear if it was really true and, if yes, in what condition the reggae singer was. On 25th October 2010, his wife Linda confirmed that Gregory Isaacs had died that Monday morning at his home in London after a battle with lung cancer. He was surrounded by three of his eleven children and his wife when he passed away peacefully.
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