{"id":2002,"date":"2021-09-03T11:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:14:48","slug":"farewell-lee-scratch-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Lee \u2018Scratch\u2019 Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The death of legendary music producer and artist Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry closed another chapter in the annals of reggae. Perry, known for his work with The Wailers, Bob Marley, Max Romeo and Junior Byles, died on August 29 at age 85 in his native Hanover parish, western Jamaica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No cause of death has been given but Perry passed away at hospital in the seaside town of Lucea. Though he lived in Switzerland, he had a home in Negril, the popular resort town in Westmoreland parish, about 35 miles west of Hanover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perry, who won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with <\/span><b><i>Jamaican E.T.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2003, earned a faithful following as a pioneer of dub and progressive reggae. His passion for tinkering resulted in songs like <\/span><b><i>Super Ape<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>Roast Fish and Cornbread<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which had a different feel from his contemporaries. That formula made hit songs for The Wailers (<\/span><b><i>Small Axe<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b><i>Duppy Conqueror<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>Mr. Brown<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), Junior Byles (<\/span><b><i>Beat Down Babylon<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>Curly Locks<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and Max Romeo (<\/span><b><i>Chase the Devil<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><i>War ina Babylon<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Perry also produced hit songs for Marley including <\/span><b><i>Punky Reggae Party<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 1977 salute to the punk movement in the United Kingdom. One year earlier, <\/span><b><i>Police and Thieves<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a song he produced for Junior Murvin, entered the British national chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of Perry\u2019s cutting-edge songs were done at the Black Ark, a mysterious recording studio in Kingston. It was destroyed by fire in 1979, prompting its eccentric owner to relocate to the United Kingdom where his admirers included punk heavyweights The Clash and broadcaster\/sound system selector David Rodigan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perry became an artist in the twilight of his career, releasing a series of dub albums and performing to packed venues in Europe and North America. His death follows other reggae heavyweights who have died within the last year. They include Toots Hibbert, Bunny Lee, U Roy and Bunny Wailer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death of legendary music producer and artist Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry closed another chapter in the annals of reggae. Perry, known for his work with The Wailers, Bob Marley, Max Romeo and Junior Byles, died on August 29 at age 85 in his native Hanover parish, western Jamaica. 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