Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown performing in 1980
Dennis Brown performing in 1980
Background information
Birth nameDennis Emmanuel Brown
Also known asThe Crown Prince of Reggae
Born(1957-02-01)1 February 1957
Kingston, Jamaica
Died1 July 1999(1999-07-01) (aged 42)
Kingston, Jamaica
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1968–1999
Labels

Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a subgenre of reggae. Bob Marley cited Brown as his favourite singer,[1] dubbing him "The Crown Prince of Reggae", and Brown would prove influential on future generations of reggae singers.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dennis Brown Archived 21 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine ReggaeTrain.com, accessed 3 December 2007.
  2. ^ Thompson (2002), p. 43.
  3. ^ Adebayo (1999).

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