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 women crowded in the bathroom of the Crossroads nightclub, waiting for reggae legend Gregory Isaacs to perform, were worried. "You know he's getting up in age," one fan remarked, and several ...

KCRW DJs Jeremy Sole and Tom Schnabel are writing tributes to Jamaican reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, who passed away today. In the meantime, I wanted to share this video from the movie “Rockers.” A ...

With his velvet baritone and sharp suits, Gregory Isaacs—the “Cool Ruler”—brought romance to reggae, pioneering the subgenre known as “lovers rock.” Putting aside the Rastafarian struggle for justice ...

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, passed ...

Affectionately known as the 'Cool Ruler' by many of his fans, the singer-songwriter died at his South London home on October 25 of lung cancer Zimbabweans this week joined music lovers around the ...

An evening celebrating the music and legacy of the "Cool Ruler" with Terrance Wallen & The Material Men. "Gregory Isaacs is the most exquisite vocalist in reggae" The New York Times Gregory Isaacs, ...