Gregory Isaacs was the star who, more than even Bob Marley, showed the world the full range of reggae music. Much the way that LL Cool J opened up the hip-hop world in the 1980s by showing it could ...

There are few more important Jamaican singers than Gregory Isaacs. He was the passionate hustler with a tender heart, and as his confidence and skill grew, he addressed social issues and represented ...

Intro from KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel: Gregory Isaacs was one of reggae’s great love rockers. His song “Night Nurse” was a worldwide hit. When I was music director, KCRW had a weekly 4-hour reggae show that ...

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. Isaacs died Monday at his ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

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 endless ...

An evening celebrating the music and legacy of the "Cool Ruler" with Terrance Wallen & The Material Men. "Gregory Isaacs is the most exquisite vocalist in reggae" The New York Times Gregory Isaacs, ...

Fifteen years after his death, Gregory Isaacs will ‘return’ to the London stage. ‘Cool Ruler: A Musical Tribute to Gregory Isaacs’, a stage production based on his career, opens on May 25 at Hackney ...