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 ...

Gregory Isaacs, reggae’s “Cool Ruler,” whose aching vocals and poignant lyrics about love and loss and ghetto life endeared him to fans of Caribbean music, died on Monday at his home in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cool Ruler has died. Gregory Isaacs, the popular 1970s reggae star nick-named for his silky smooth singing voice, died on Monday at the age of 59, BBC.co.uk reports. He passed away at his Londo… ...