Biography
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Born
15 May 1945
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Born In
May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica
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Died
3 March 2022 (aged 76)
Denroy Morgan (born 15 May 1945; died 3 March 2022) was a Jamaican-born American reggae artist. Morgan traveled to the United States in 1965, at the age of 20, to become a musician. He was part of the formation of the Black Eagles, a New York City reggae band in the 1970s, before launching a successful solo career in the 1980s. His children, encouraged by his success, have also taken on musical careers themselves including Laza Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and in family bands LMS and Morgan Heritage.
Cool Runnings by Denroy Morgan is an album of classic reggae hits, re-mixed and re-mastered.
The reggae band Morgan Heritage is made up of his children Peter "Peetah" Morgan (died 2024), Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. Morgan toured the world with Morgan Heritage.
The dancehall / hip hop band LMS is made up of his children, the trio Noshayah Morgan, Otiyah "Laza" Morgan and Miriam Morgan.
Toots & the Maytals duet with Denroy Morgan on the song, "Walk With Love."
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