Jacob Miller | |
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Background information | |
Born | Mandeville, Jamaica | 4 May 1952
Died | 23 March 1980 Kingston, Jamaica | (aged 27)
Genres | Reggae |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1968–1980 |
Jacob Miller (4 May 1952 – 23 March 1980) was a Jamaican reggae artist and Rastafari from Mandeville, Jamaica. His first recording session was with the producer Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1960s. While pursuing a solo career, he became the lead singer for Inner Circle, a Jamaican roots reggae band. Miller recorded and toured with Inner Circle before he died in a car crash in early 1980 at age 27.[1]