tony brevette RIP

[rasadam]

carter van pelt on the radio today said sister carol called in to say
tony brevette of the melodians had passed a short while ago.
If it's true, prayers to his friends & fam & give thnx for musical gifts he left
us with.

[Rootsitup]

Sad news thoughts go out to the family the music lives on.

[rasadam]

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestne ... evett-dies

[Ranking Glasses]

A minor hit with "Don't Get Weary"?

Reggae doesn't get much better than "Don't Get Weary" and "So Ashamed".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEIDAd39gf8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVQUAuD6nE

Simple yet brilliant. Another one of the greats has gone.

[beenie bongo]

Sad news. R.I.P.

[dan i dubdub]

Another of his fantastic songs is Starlight, recorded with the Skatalites featuring his brother Lloyd Brevett, who passed just over a year ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkvmvOX8a5A

Totally agree about Don't Get Weary, all time classic. Very sad news if true.

[Ranking Glasses]

I know that we all love artists because of their vocal style but where they're not actually very good singers in the sense of technical ability. This seems to go hand in hand with reggae to a large degree. What makes Tony Brevitt and several others of his generation great is that they could actually sing. They were professionals with very high standards and were born with a special talent.

I do get annoyed when I listen to some contemporary singers because when you compare them to Tony Brevitt, Slim Smith, Pat Kelly, Freddy McKay, Dennis Brown, etc., etc. they can't sing and a lot of people listening to their music don't seem to hear it or maybe they don't care. What makes Tony Brevitt great is that his music is timeless and he makes many modern singers sound like amateurs.