RIP Lee 'scratch' Perry

isaiah53

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• Sunday August 29, 2021

• #1

Lee Perry, godfather of reggae, producer and performer has died aged 84.
An absolute genius, I got to see him live a number of years ago and feel privileged to have seen him, he was crazy as bat shit but has left a legacy that few will equal.

 

Driftwood

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• Sunday August 29, 2021

• #2

A legend and a sad loss

 

riverrun

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Brighton

• Sunday August 29, 2021

• #3

Sad news.
I saw him live on stage in a small club in Germany in the mid-eighties.
What a character he was.

 

hotmetal

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Not too far from LHR

• Sunday August 29, 2021

• #4

No! Gutted. A legend. Never got to see him live. Can't believe he was 84, I suppose I think of him how he was on vinyl rather than real life, thereby younger.

 

Gairdner

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• Sunday August 29, 2021

• #5

Sad news indeed.

 

wintoid

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• Monday August 30, 2021

• #6

I've never seen him live, but I've been listening to him for decades. An utter genius and total fruitcake. Nothing lasts forever, but it's a shame he's gone.

 

pjgh

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Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire

• Monday August 30, 2021

• #7

What a loss! To say he spanned everything from Bob Marley & the Wailers to The Beastie Boys to The Orb and worked full time until his last day is one hell of a legacy. A genuis that will most certainly be missed.