Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer who pioneered the style of reggae music known as lovers rock and became one of the genre’s major stars in the 1970s, has died. He was 59.

Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae ... Drug abuse took a toll on his voice but he kept making music, releasing a well-received final album, "Brand New Me," in 2008. Suggs, ...

Music fans worldwide last year mourned the loss of "lover's rock" pioneer Gregory Isaacs and Sugar Minott, known as "The Godfather of Dancehall." Now, their major contributions to the genre are ...

Gregory Isaacs, reggae’s “Cool Ruler,” whose aching vocals and poignant lyrics about love and loss and ghetto life endeared him to fans of Caribbean music, died on Monday at his home in ...

“Gregory was well loved by everyone, his fans and his family, and he worked really hard to make sure he delivered the music they loved and enjoyed,” Isaacs’ wife Linda said. “He will be ...

But his music “was never vulgar,” says Goodison, who in the coming weeks will air a tell-all interview he conducted with Isaacs in 1990. Like other friends, Goodison remembers his benevolence ...

“Gregory was well loved by everyone, his fans and his family, and he worked really hard to make sure he delivered the music they loved and enjoyed,” Isaacs’ wife Linda told the British website.

Reggae star Gregory Isaacs dies Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae star known as "the Cool Ruler" for his laid-back, seductive vocal style, died Oct. 25 in London of lung cancer. He was 59.

LONDON — Gregory Isaacs, one of the leading live reggae acts internationally in the wake of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ commercial breakthrough, died Monday, his manager confirmed. He was 59.

The sales of the music of late reggae icon Gregory Isaacs are returning to normality following a five day rise in online popularity which surpassed Jay Z and The Black Eyed Peas. The only top 10 ...

Reggae artist Gregory Isaacs died at the age of 59 this morning (Oct. 25). Isaacs, best known for his 1982 album “Night Nurse,” passed away following a long battle with lung cancer, BBC News ...

Gregory Isaacs's contribution to reggae music was monumental and also helped shape its evolution. In 1973 he co-founded the African Museum record label with Errol Dunkley producing his ...