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Gregory Isaacs

グレゴリー・アイザックス　/　ぐれごりー・あいざっくす

Singer from Jamaica

July 15, 1951 – October 25, 2010　・　Kingston, Jamaica

singer

My Take

Gregory Isaacs is, for me, the smoothest voice reggae ever produced. Born in Kingston in 1951 and gone in 2010, he earned the nickname the Cool Ruler for good reason; The New York Times once called him the most exquisite vocalist in reggae, and I won't argue. What I love is the contrast between that velvet, romantic delivery and the rougher edges of his life and the lovers-rock world he ruled. His honor from Jamaica's Order of Distinction feels earned. If you only know reggae through the obvious names, his catalog is the elegant, late-night corner I'd send you to explore.

Overview

Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1950 – 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".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gregory Isaacs
Name (Japanese): グレゴリー・アイザックス
Reading: ぐれごりー・あいざっくす
Born: July 15, 1951 – October 25, 2010
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Kingston, Jamaica
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2016 Officer of the Order of Distinction

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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