The singer, whose real name is Lincoln Barrington Minott, died at University Hospital, Kingston. Although it is not known how he died, he cancelled gigs in Canada in May because of chest pains.

Minott first launched his career in the late 1960s as part of reggae trio The African Brothers, before going solo in the 1970s. He had a number four hit in the UK in March 1981 with Good Thing Going, a cover of a Michael Jackson song.

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