Lee "Scratch" Perry, the pioneering reggae musician who produced some of the genre's most groundbreaking albums, died Sunday in a Jamaican hospital. He was 85. The Jamaican Observer first reported ...

“My heart makes music magic. My heart makes magic music. Me heart write it. They call it reggae. Reggae is magic.” — Lee “Scratch” Perry, American Songwriter, 2020 Lee “Scratch” Perry, the reggae ...

Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry has died at age 85. His idiosyncratic work in reggae and dub had an oversize impact on popular music around the globe. In a realm where eccentrics are taken for ...

A career-spanning compilation of Lee “Scratch” Perry classics will be released on September 2, shortly after the first anniversary of the legendary producer’s death. King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces ...

With the announcement of the compilation, Trojan has also released the 7″ mix of single “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters. Listen below, and see the tracklisting to all the formats ...

A new Lee “Scratch” Perry project is on the way. Billed as the Jamaican dub pioneer’s final studio LP, King Perry is due out February 2 via False Idols — English trip-hop producer Tricky’s imprint on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee "Scratch" Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond ...

Reggae artist, producer and dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry has died at 85. Perry died on Sunday at Noel Holmes Hospital, in Lucea, Jamaica, the Jamaica Observer reported. Andrew Holness, Prime ...