JAMAICAN singer Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at the age of 85. He passed away at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Jamaica.
Lee's cause of death has not yet been revealed. Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness tweeted of the artist’s passing: “My deep condolences to the family, friends, and fans of legendary record producer and singer, Rainford Hugh Perry OD, affectionately known as ‘Lee Scratch‘ Perry.” He continued: “Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s’ development of dub music with his early adoption of studio effects to create new instrumentals of existing reggae tracks.
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