Gregory Isaacs

This article is about the reggae musician. For the American musician, composer and classical music critic, see Gregory Sullivan Isaacs.

Gregory Isaacs
OD
Isaacs performing at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in June 2010
Isaacs performing at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in June 2010
Background information
Birth nameGregory Anthony Isaacs
Also known asCool Ruler
Lonely Lover
Born(1951-07-15)15 July 1951
Kingston, Jamaica
Died25 October 2010(2010-10-25) (aged 59)
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1968–2010
Labels

Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010)[1][2][3] was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".[4][5]

  1. ^ "Your tributes to Gregory Isaacs". BBC News. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ Thompson, p. 127.
  3. ^ Katz, David (25 October 2010). "Gregory Isaacs obituary". Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ Miles, Milo (1992), "RECORDINGS VIEW; Gregory Isaacs, the Ruler of Reggae", The New York Times, 2 February 1992.
  5. ^ Kiviat, Steve (1996), "Gregory Isaacs", Washington City Paper, 6 – 12 December 1996 (Vol. 16, No. 49).