Reggae artist Gregory Isaacs died at the age of 59 this morning (Oct. 25). Isaacs, best known for his 1982 album “Night Nurse,” passed away following a long battle with lung cancer, BBC News ...

Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname "Cool Ruler," has died. ... Isaacs began recording in his teens, and went on to produce scores of albums .

He recorded hundreds of albums’ worth of original material, starting in the ’70s and concluding in 2008 with his final CD, “Brand New Me.” Image Gregory Isaacs in 1982.