Died On This Date (July 10, 2010) Sugar Minott / Reggae Legend
themusicsover Lincoln “Sugar” Minott
May 25, 1956 – July 10, 2010
Sugar Minott was a reggae pioneer who began his career during the late ’60s as a member of the African Brothers. Their early recordings are noted to have shown the Rastafaris’ influence on the development of reggae music. Minott soon went to work at Coxsone Dodd’s legendary Studio One as a back up musician, singer and overall apprentice, eventually branching out to make his first solo records there. His recordings of the late ’70s and early ’80s are considered some of the biggest influences on reggae’s dancehall scene. He also released several UK charting roots and lovers rock style records throughout the ’80s. Meanwhile, Minott operated one of Jamaica’s most popular sound systems which was set up in public parks and afforded countless young reggae artists their first opportunities to perform in front of an audience. He also produced records by the likes of Daddy Freddy, Horace Andy and Barrington Levy. Others with which he collaborated were Sly & Robbie and Mikey Dread, to name a couple. Sugar Minott was 54 when he died in a Kingston hospital. Cause of death was likely due to a heart conditioned he suffered from.
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