Gregory Isaacs

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Gregory Isaacs was a renowned Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, celebrated especially for his smooth vocal style and influential lovers rock hits.

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instanceOf human
reggae singer
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 2010
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs Cool Ruler NERFINISHED
Lonely Lover NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Kingston NERFINISHED
birthName Gregory Anthony Isaacs NERFINISHED
burialPlace Dovecot Memorial Park, Jamaica NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lung cancer
collaboratedWith Dennis Brown NERFINISHED
Sly and Robbie NERFINISHED
Sugar Minott NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica
dateOfBirth 1951-07-15
dateOfDeath 2010-10-25
genre lovers rock
reggae
hasMusicalStyle romantic reggae
roots reggae
honor recognized as one of reggae's most prolific recording artists
influenced contemporary lovers rock artists
influentialIn lovers rock subgenre of reggae
instrument vocals
languageOfPerformance English
name Gregory Isaacs NERFINISHED
nationality Jamaican
notableAlbum Cool Ruler NERFINISHED
More Gregory NERFINISHED
Night Nurse NERFINISHED
notableSongTheme heartbreak
love and romance
notableWork All I Have Is Love NERFINISHED
Love Is Overdue NERFINISHED
Night Nurse NERFINISHED
Rumours NERFINISHED
Soon Forward NERFINISHED
Tune In NERFINISHED
numberOfAlbumsReleased over 40 studio albums
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
recordLabel African Museum NERFINISHED
Island Records
Virgin Records
vocalStyle smooth vocal style

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Sly and Robbie associatedAct Gregory Isaacs
Errol Thompson collaboratedWith Gregory Isaacs
Randy’s Studio 17 recordedWith Gregory Isaacs
Trojan Records releasedMusicOf Gregory Isaacs