Gregory Isaacs

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Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (now Kingston, Jamaica)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gregory Anthony Isaacs  (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Isaacs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors…

Known for

• Reggae at the BBC — Self2011
• Made in Jamaica — Self2006
• Gregory Isaacs - Live in San Francisco — Self2003
• Dancehall MC's — Self2001
• Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie — Self1986
• Gregory Isaacs - Live at the Brixton Academy — Self1984
• Land of Look Behind — Self1982
• Rockers — Jah Tooth1979

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Gregory Anthony Isaacs ⋆ 15 July 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica ⋆ 25 Oct 2010 in London UK ⋆ was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. He recorded an enormous amount of songs in the genres (regular) reggae, lovers rock, roots reggae. His nickname was the Cool Ruler. By the late 1970s, Isaacs was one of the biggest reggae performers, regularly touring the US and the UK. Well-known songs are Night Nurse, Mr Cop, My Only Lover, Tune In, and Love Is Overdue. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gregory+Isaacs"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gregory

Family name

Isaacs

Gender

male

Citizenship

Jamaica

Place of birth

Kingston

Place of death

London

Occupation

singer

Genre

reggae

Instrument

voice

Record label

Trojan Records

Image

Gregory Isaacs SNWMF 2010 1 - on stage-2.jpg

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