{"id":83870,"date":"2020-10-07T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bunny-lee-reggae-and-dub-producer-dead-at-79\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:40:11","slug":"bunny-lee-reggae-and-dub-producer-dead-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bunny-lee-reggae-and-dub-producer-dead-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bunny Lee, Reggae and Dub Producer, Dead at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bunny Lee, Reggae and Dub Producer, Dead at 79<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Bunny \u201cStriker\u201d Lee, the influential reggae and dub producer, has died, Trojan Records<\/a> confirms. The official cause of death has not been revealed, but Jamaican broadcaster Clinton Lindsay<\/a> said that Lee was \u201cbattling kidney problems for the past few months.\u201d Bunny Lee was 79 years old.<\/p>\n

Born Edward O\u2019Sullivan Lee in Kingston, Jamaica, Lee was pivotal in introducing reggae to an international audience. He began his prolific career as a record plugger for Duke Reid\u2019s Treasure Isle label in 1962 before beginning to produce records on his own. By the late \u201960s, he was one of Jamaica\u2019s top reggae producers, working with acts such as Lester Sterling and Stranger Cole, Pat Kelly, the Sensations, and more.<\/p>\n

Lee produced Eric Donaldson\u2019s 1971 song \u201cCherry, Oh Baby,\u201d later covered by the Rolling Stones, and would go on to produce for Delroy Wilson, John Holt, Beenie Man, and more, shaping the sound of reggae and dub in the process. Lee produced King Tubby\u2019s 1974 album Dub From the Roots<\/em> as well as 1975\u2019s The Roots of Dub<\/em>, which led to a partnership deal with Trojan Records, quickly increasing the genre\u2019s popularity in the UK and across the globe.<\/p>\n

In October 2008, the Jamaican government honored Lee with the Order of Distinction to recognize his contributions to reggae music over his decades-long career. \u201cHe will be hugely missed to all of those who knew him personally or through his incredible catalogue of music,\u201d Trojan Records said in its statement<\/a>. \u201cFriendly, astute and affable, he was always willing to offer assistance to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

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