After the jump, a little gathering of FADER's favorite performances from the cool ruler, Gregory Isaacs, who passed away today at the age of 59 from lung cancer. So much better to watch him on stage ...

There are few more important Jamaican singers than Gregory Isaacs. He was the passionate hustler with a tender heart, and as his confidence and skill grew, he addressed social issues and represented ...

LONDON (CBS/AP) Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer nicknamed "Cool Ruler ,known for his designer clothes and outsized lifestyle that included cocaine addiction, died Oct. 25, 2010 , at his ...

With his velvet baritone and sharp suits, Gregory Isaacs—the “Cool Ruler”—brought romance to reggae, pioneering the subgenre known as “lovers rock.” Putting aside the Rastafarian struggle for justice ...

Oh, what a feeling it was to see Gregory Isaacs on the London stage again. The Cool Ruler: The Musical opened on May 25 at Hackney Empire in the British capital, playing to a full house of 3,000 fans.

The Cool Ruler has died. Gregory Isaacs, the popular 1970s reggae star nick-named for his silky smooth singing voice, died on Monday at the age of 59, BBC.co.uk reports. He passed away at his London ...

Fifteen years after his death, Gregory Isaacs will ‘return’ to the London stage. Cool Ruler: A Musical Tribute to Gregory Isaacs, a stage production based on his career, opens on May 25 at Hackney ...

Jamaican musicians was known as the 'Cool Ruler' By Richard Smirke, Billboard LONDON — Gregory Isaacs, one of the leading live reggae acts internationally in the wake of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ ...