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 ...

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 ...

The late production genius’s chaotic reputation has always preceded him. But could two new books, a posthumous album and a flurry of classic reissues change all that – and put the focus back on his ...

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 ...

Legend of reggae and dub Lee “Scratch” Perry has died. He was 85. Perry died in a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica. No cause of death was given. Perry’s influence on reggae, dub, and hip-hop cannot be ...

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 ...

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the pioneering reggae artist, producer and songwriter, has died at the age of 85. Jamaican media outlets reported the musician passed away in hospital in Lucea, a town located on ...

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 ...

How Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry impacted reggae, dub, hip-hop, electronic music and more. By Patricia Meschino From his inventive use of sampling on an early reggae single to the tough, ...

From Bob Marley to the Congos, Junior Murvin and his own outstanding work on the mic, we celebrate the work of a man who seemed to dissolve time When I moved to Kingston, Jamaica, in 2003 for a job, ...

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 ...

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, known for breaking boundaries in reggae and dub, died on Sunday in Jamaica Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in 2021. Lee ...