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Jamaican
in China!--"The Cool Ruler Come an' Gone!
This is a brief, but important interlude from my adventures
here in China, to let fans of Jamaican culture, and Reggae specifically know that
noted Reggae singer, Gregory Isaacs, (aka "The Cool Ruler") passed on Oct 25, 2010.
Gregory Isaacs' astonishing collection of music (some say he recorded over 500 albums)
was a staple of my playlist for the five years I was known as "Sir Walt" the Reggae DJ on New York's WKC-FM
radio station. Every Thursday night, from 11:30pm to 1:00am, I would play the music
of an international array of Reggae artists with different styles, particularly Lovers Rock.
In case you're not aware, within what the outside world simply knows as "Reggae,"
there are, in fact, many different "styles" and sub genres.
The fast-tempo, dance club oriented style popularized by artists such
as Sean Paul, Shabba Ranks, et.al, is just one of these. A visit to a well-stocked Reggae shop or private
collection, however, might have music arranged in the following categories:
Within Lovers Rock, certain names reign supreme: Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Sugar Minott,
John Holt, Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, June Lodge, Frankie Paul, Winston Reedy, Delroy Wilson,
just to name a few, and, of course, Gregory Isaacs, who is credited with originating, popularizing and
essentially, being the epitome of the Lovers Rock artist in lyrical content and his signature delivery
in which he punctuated key verses of his songs with a seductive moan that only Gregory could pull off!
His
most popular song was the international hit "Night Nurse." (Search
for it on youtube) NIGHT
NURSE: Tell
her try her best just to make it quick Woman
tend to the sick 'Cause
there must be something she can do This
heart is broken in two Tell
her it's a case of emergency There's
a patient by the name of Gregory Night
nurse Only
you alone can quench this yah thirst My
night nurse, oh gosh Oh
the pain is getting worse! To
add a variation on the theme, he followed it up with "Private
Secretary" PRIVATE
SECRETARY She
said she wants to be my
personal secretary She'll
fix my desk, she'll fix my chair Yes,
she told me she would take good care You're
a middle-aged business man, (she said) and
I sure want to give a hand My
own top favorite Gregory albums are Extra
Classic Red
Rose for Gregory, and Out
Deh (the
cover for which the photo below was taken) Even
though Gregory was most popular as a Lover's Rock artist, he
had many songs which made revealing social commentary, and
chronicled his own life's journey. Out
Deh, the title track, means "Out There" was written by Gregory while
he was
incarcerated. OUT
DEH! I
was taken from my people, robbed of my liberty I
was tired of the jail house, but the jail house wasn't tired of me Every
day you take a stock, [it's] just war along the whole cell block And
all that I can hear the prisoners say, "a strictly out deh!" Out
Deh! A
so me hear dem say Out
Deh! A
so me hear dem pray. One day. Photo of Dennis Brown,
Freddie McGreggor, and Gregory the don in the white hat! (early 1980s, perhaps;
from the Jamaicans.com forum) FOR
MORE PHOTOS, NEWS REPORTS AND A
FORUM for FANS WHO ARE SHARING THEIR
GREGORY ISAACS MEMORIES, visit the Gregory Isaacs tribute page at http://www.jamaicans.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1181867&page=1
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