Sugar Minott

Sugar Minott
Minott performing at the 2008 Winnipeg Ska and Reggae Festival with JFK & The Conspirators
Minott performing at the 2008 Winnipeg Ska and Reggae Festival with JFK & The Conspirators
Background information
Birth nameLincoln Barrington Minott
Born(1956-05-25)25 May 1956
Died10 July 2010(2010-07-10) (aged 54)
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
GenresReggae, dancehall
Occupation(s)Singer, record producer, sound-system operator
Years active1969–2010
Websitesugarminott.com

Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott (25 May 1956 – 10 July 2010)[1][2] was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, record producer and sound-system operator.[3][4]

  1. ^ Campbell, Howard (2010) "Reggae singer Sugar Minott dies at 54", Associated Press, 11 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010
  2. ^ Peru, Yasmine (2010) "Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54 Archived 14 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 12 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010
  3. ^ Barrow, Steve and Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", Rough Guides, 1997, ISBN 1-85828-247-0
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6