Tributes paid to reggae legend and dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, who has died aged 85

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Influential musician and producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has died. He was 85.The Jamaican Observer reported on Sunday that Perry had died that morning at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Jamaica.

Twitter last month that he was preparing for shows in Europe later this year.“I was very busy in the studio doing some lovely remixes,” he tweeted in July next to a picture of himself playing a tiny flute with brightly painted nails and his hair and beard dyed a crimson red.

Mad Professor, a longtime friend and collaborator of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, has penned a touching tribute to the late dub visionary.The reggae legend (real name Rainford Hugh Perry) died yesterday (August 29) at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Western Jamaica after battling illness.

Jamaica. "A producer for a wide array of artists including Bob Marley, Perry's mastery traversed time and genre, his impact evident from hip hop to post-punk, from The Beastie Boys to The Clash.

Jamaican Observer first reported Perry’s death. A cause of death was not disclosed.

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Lee “Scratch” Perry was one of the giants of reggae music, a singer and producer who pioneered the new genre of dub in the 1970s as he incorporated layered rhythms and samples into remixes of his work.This is a breaking news story.

Lee “Scratch” Perry has sadly died.