Sugar Minott, a popular Jamaican singer whose joyful, lilting voice bridged four decades of transformation in reggae music, died Saturday in Kingston, the nation’s capital. He was 54.

Sugar Minott, a smooth-voiced singer and producer who helped to popularize reggae music, has died. He was 54.

Lincoln Barrington “Sugar” Minott loved the music he helped create: When he’d perform, he’d shake his shoulders, bug out his eyes and then shut them tight with the music. When he smiled ...

Music fans worldwide last year mourned the loss of "lover's rock" pioneer Gregory Isaacs and Sugar Minott, known as "The Godfather of Dancehall." Now, their major contributions to the genre are ...

Minott's first album, Live Loving, had a massive influence on Jamaican reggae, ragga and dub music -- and, by extension, American hip-hop. The singer and producer died in Kingston Saturday. He was 54.

Sugar Minott, a Jamaican singer, songwriter, producer and DJ who played a key role in the spread of dancehall reggae in the 1980s, died July 10 in a Kingston hospital. He was 54, and was ...

Sugar Minott, who has died aged 54, was a Jamaican singer, producer and "sound system" operator; although best-known for his version of the Michael Jackson B-side Good Thing Going, a top five hit ...

Although perhaps better known for his lover’s rock sweetness, roots reggae great Sugar Minott has always had a deeply spiritual side and can strike with a ruffness. Those looking for the lighter ...

Sugar Minott Dies at 54 BY David Dacks Published Jul 11, 2010 The word "legend" is overused in reggae music, but in the case of Sugar Minott, it's an understatement.

This was a dominant theme for Minott at the time as he tirelessly worked to set up and grow his Black Roots production concern to help ghetto youth get started in the music business.

Sugar Minott, a Jamaican singer, songwriter, producer and DJ who played a key role in the spread of dancehall reggae in the 1980s, died July 10 in a Kingston hospital. He was 54, and was ...