Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer who pioneered the style of reggae music known as lovers rock and became one of the genre’s major stars in the 1970s, has died. He was 59. Isaacs died Monday ...

Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname "Cool Ruler," has died. He was 59. Isaacs' manager, Copeland Forbes, said the singer died Monday at his London ...

Gregory Isaacs — one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-Seventies, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre’s landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse — passed ...

But the thousands gathering to bid farewell to Gregory Isaacs this weekend know better: thanks to Isaacs’ silky vocals and stage mastery — he was called the “Cool Ruler” — the reggae ...

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 ...

The smooth crooner is gone. I've been playing a lot of Isaacs' stuff lately, along with Black Uhuru, Burning Spear and Bob, because I'm exploring my own political awakenings and turn toward black ...

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 ...

Gregory Isaacs, reggae’s “Cool Ruler,” whose aching vocals and poignant lyrics about love and loss and ghetto life endeared him to fans of Caribbean music, died on Monday at his home in London.

Reggae star Gregory Isaacs has died at the age of 59 following a long illness, his manager confirmed today. The Jamaican singer, who was best known in the UK for his 1982 album Night Nurse ...

LONDON (AP) - Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname "Cool Ruler," has died. He was 59.Isaacs' manager, Copeland Forbes, said the singer died Monday ...