Why Was Gregory Isaacs Such A Devastating Performer?

[@positive___soul]

So blessed I got the chance to see him perform live. Every time I saw him, he didn’t disappoint.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@positive___soul I wish I had that opportunity 🥲

[@margaretthayer8266]

I was lucky enough to see Mr. Issacs and Mr. Dennis Brown; two of my favorites live in 1981! They were two SUPERSTARS of the Reggae world and was CRUSHED WHEN THEY PASSED. RIP THE COOL RULER AND CROWN PRINCE...

[@andreyviana504]

man, he used to be in Manitir house's, in Tottenham. It was near to my father's house and we became friends, then he invited me to Rainbow concert. For years we were associated. Missed him so much

[@andyschofield6677]

I can't imagine how awesome that must have been!

[@Mrsplanetmaster9]

Back again for another history class.. 👍🏻🩸🌞💚

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@@Mrsplanetmaster9 Blessings ✌️

[@TheRealFamespear]

Gregory has always been my go to reggae artist. He’s roots, great vocals, sweet melodies and infectious rhythms. Anytime is Gregory Isaacs time. ❤️🙏

[@bayokehinde4440]

The unforgettable live at Brixton Academy performance, was an absolute banger! Your superlatives of the cool ruler are very apt.

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@@bayokehinde4440 Thank you mi lion ✌️

[@MickSupper]

I have the album Red Rose for Gregory and it never ages. Sounds as fresh as the day it came out.

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@@MickSupper Phenomenal album ✌️🔥🔥

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Me too..Never thought the Cool Ruler would rise to his Night Nurse levels since releasing that 1982 album.. Subsequent albums like Out Deh (1983) and Private Beach Party (1985) were good but Red Rose was really SPECIAL...

[@usagi1969]

I got to see him at Reggae Sunsplash in Okinawa Japan 2 years in a row. An Icon, Showman, King! The Cool Ruler aka The Elvis of Reggae in my eyes! Always remembered bt myself. Bless Up the Legend! Cheers!

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@@usagi1969 I wish I had been blessed to see him live

[@kayvancooten4657]

Gregory was an original artist, Elvis was a pirate

[@usagi1969]

@kayvancooten4657 You're not wrong about that 100% but he did have that flare!

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

​@@kayvancooten4657😂😂😂😂I know what you mean...He (Elvis) leaned heavily on songwriters for the vast majority of his tunes, hits and non-hits...He was never a talented writer.

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

​@@usagi1969Yes . That flair and charisma

[@pedrorootman]

Big up di cool ruler every time !!!!

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@@pedrorootman Yes I ✌️

[@markblake4425]

Gregory the great ❤

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@@markblake4425 Yes I ✌️ The magnificent

[@zn12914]

babylon too rough is one of the tracks that got me into reggae music!

[@theodoridi]

Phrasing, timing and melody, master singer, much missed.

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@@theodoridi Yes indeed!

[@blakyut1956]

My favourite reggae singer, the only artist I got chocked and deeply saddened when he passed as I grew up with his music, but I I'm glad I got to watch him live and I still hold dear my collection of his albums in cassette, CD and vinyl records that I will never discard no matter how tech changes, RIP Cool Ruler, maybe someday I'll get to visit JA and lay a red rose at his resting place

[@dailypolishme]

👏👏👏❤💛💚🖤another great researched tribute video. TFS and Jah bless

[@bigbird2451]

Gregory Issacs is hands down my favorite reggae artist. Sorry Bob. I have well over twenty of his albums on vinyl and many more on disc. I only got to see him once at a very small show in Santa Cruz California. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that I wish that he was still with us. Long live Gregory in our hearts.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

my favorite JA singer. Have all his albums up until 1985.Saw him once lve here in Central Park NYC with John Holt and Barrington Levy. He was a little past his prime but I cherish seeing him.

[@brytonnduku774]

I agree with you on the best offering. The Brixton academy live. I love this video. I don't know how I can have it. I am in south africa

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

That concert is definitely on KZbin

[@tawananyashamutekwe6725]

Well articulated. Great narrative of the unforgettable Cool Ruler.

[@PapaIrie]

Why am I realizing at this very moment this was the first time in my life I’ve heard him speak 😮

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@@PapaIrie You're not alone 😄

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

😂😂😂😂The first time I heard him "speak" was while watching the beloved Jamaican movie ROCKERS

[@PapaIrie]

@@lawrencenjawe9875 as big of a reggae lover and historian I am, shamefully I’ve never saw it.

[@andreyviana504]

Greg was the reggae himself, man. I've been with him in Negril, 1986, with Julas and Mildford Brown, such a memories

[@tb22k]

Miss him ❤😢

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

In a BBC interview back in the 90s the legendary Riddim Twins of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare were asked which artist they most enjoyed working with..I expected they'd name longtime collaborators Peter Tosh or Black Uhuru... Well, Robbie was adamant... "GREGORY ISAACS..!!!." he admitted 😁 I also had the Live In Brixton release on audio cassette tape in the 80s.. I recommend fans refer to Bunny Wailers' interview thru KZbin on his impressions on Gregory Isaacs...YES..!!

[@caseyhansen4567]

I had the Gregory Isaac's live album.which i believe was from the Brixton concert.cant believe he's been gone that long

[@marksolomon6113]

The Cool Ruler a mills & boons fan now that makes so much sense 😂❤😅

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Indeed. Only avid Mills and Boons readers like us back in the days understand your drift😁

[@gregoryspevack2263]

Once again you did a great job on giving us some history of my namesake. I became a huge fan of his, the first time I saw him was during the Night Nurse tour. I remember he was backed by the Roots Radics. I have never heard a crowd sing a long so much before. lIt wasn't until many years later, that I got to see him perform. Nothing had really changed about his swagger on stage. The last time I got to see him, about a year before he. passed. My friends had been his backing band for many years. When he toured the states, they all had great things to say about him, Much less, I found myself in with Gregory, Frankie Paul and Eddie Fitzroy. I had met Frankie and Eddie before. I did try and talk to Gregory, but he wasn't in the best of shape due to his use of cocaine. I could barely understand what he said and it was more than just his patio. In the next half and hour, I found myself standing on the side of stage. Watching Gregory, with all that swagger rocking the crowd. He just belonged on the stage like no one else. It was very sad to hear the news of his passing, but his music lives on ...

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@@gregoryspevack2263 Blessings ✌️ Yes I

[@Jay-hr3rh]

Brah, I cannot say anything better than that you just said!

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@@Jay-hr3rh Blessings mon ✌️

[@runningrasta]

nice as usual...

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

The track Slave Market was my introduction to Gregory Isaacs back in the early 80s and I remained hooked ever since...Sorry Beres Hammond but for me Gregory "Jah Tooth" Isaacs (one of his numerous nicknames) is the King of Lovers Rock.. I've hardly seen an artist whose songwriting is as classy and sublime as Isaacs'..

The one and only COOL RULER, what a sweet nickname! Gregory sang my favorite song of all artists, all genders and all time: Confirm Reservation (spec. the BBC version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX_SpqCIbKeqmM0 The subject, the treatment in the lyrics, the vulnerability, and the rock solid backing of the Roots Radics... He also recorded with Sly & Robbie the fabulous Motherless Children that always touch me. Reggae wouldn't have been the same without Mr. Gregory Isaacs. Huge respect!

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🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@maison770]

Music is a worldwide language.. so I’m a worldwide chanter

[@sesaydeen]

What’s the name of the sound track in the beginning of all your videos?

[@bidiasromaric6448]

He looks like Jah cure

[@NoielJames]

Have you ever seen Toots Hibbert , Jimmy CLIFF, Ken Booth Desmond Decker, Roy Shirley, Prince Buster first Artist to produce himself and other singers, also record shop, duke box business and his own label, he was a young artist and business man , he wanted Derrick Margan to record for him , but wouldn't leave Biverly

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Toots Hibbert had a raw, passionate and energetic stage presence I've never seen in any other artist..The Guy was DYNAMITE 🧨

[@stuckintha90s]

Lol 😅 Gregory Isaacs did look like a Rasta James Bond

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@stuckintha90s Yep 👍

[@andyschofield6677]

"Like a Rasta James Bond.."

[@karlhenry9031]

It wasn’t drugs that killed Gregory Isaacs but cancer! Sure he had a major drug problem but why leave out part of his story? Sleep easy Cool Ruler, you’re immensely loved and missed my brother. Soon Forward..

[@roberttrought8120]

Tyrone Taylor you to check him out🤛👈🙋‍♀️

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@@roberttrought8120 Sure will do 👍

[@ernnnnmm]

The coke helped him on his journey.