Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer who pioneered the style of reggae music known as lovers rock and became one of the genre’s major stars in the 1970s, has died. He was 59.

Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname "Cool Ruler," has died. He was 59. Isaacs' manager, Copeland Forbes, said the singer died Monday at his London ...

Isaacs was 59. “Gregory was well loved by everyone, his fans and his family, and he worked really hard to make sure he delivered the music they loved and enjoyed,” Isaacs’ wife Linda said.

LONDON — Gregory Isaacs, one of the leading live reggae acts internationally in the wake of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ commercial breakthrough, died Monday, his manager confirmed. He was 59.

LONDON (CBS/AP) Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer nicknamed "Cool Ruler ,known for his designer clothes and outsized lifestyle that included cocaine addiction, died Oct. 25, 2010 , at his ...

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 ...

In the late 1970s and early '80s, Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer with the plaintive, soulful, vulnerable voice and the laid-back delivery – best heard on his signature tune "Night Nurse ...

Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs died of lung cancer this morning at his home in London at the age of 59. Isaacs pioneered the slinky, seductive reggae subgenre lovers rock, and he left behind a ...

Reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, best known for his hit single Night Nurse, was given the nickname 'The Cool Ruler' due to his relaxed delivery and laid-back stage presence.

Isaacs, who made his first recording in 1968, brought a Sinatra-style cool to reggae as a songwriter as well as a singer. “Gregory was always a gentleman,” says Howard Duperly, a Jamaican ...

Oh, what a feeling it was to see Gregory Isaacs on the London stage again. The Cool Ruler: The Musical opened on May 25 at Hackney Empire in the British capital, playing to a full house of 3,000 fans.

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 ...