Farewell Sugar Minott
Sugar Minott passed away on July 11, 2010, at the age of 54. The cause of death is being said to be Aginia Pectoris that he was suffering from. |
Sugar Minott, whose real name was Lincoln Barrington Minott, was born on May 25th, 1956. He was a Jamaican reggae singer, producer and sound-system operator. Sugar was well known for his work and talent. He formed his own label "Black Roots" in the 1980s and his Youth Promotion organization helped develop new talents.
Sugar Minott released several successful albums which gained a lot of popularity. "Dancehall Showcase" and "Herbman Hustling" are Sugar's two very notable albums. He worked on "Easy Squeeze" and "Hidden Treasures" in late 90s.
Talking about Sugar Minott's albums, his works speak volumes about his talent. Sugar was able to come up with more than 35 solo albums in his career which is a huge accomplishment; he is indeed a forever Reggae Greats and will sit forever on the top shelves of Reggae History.
QUEEN MUSHIYA REMEMBERS LINCOLN "SUGAR" MINOTT - MAY 25, 1956 - JULY 10, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010 8:50 AM My night started out nice attended two fine concerts in Dallas Saturday I was on a musical high. And then my world came to a screaming halt with messages on my phone and texts from Carmelita (Irie Vision TV) and soon after family and others in California notifying me of Sugar Minott's death. Apparently Carmelita tried to call me while I was attending the Dallas Reggae Festival; regretfully I did not check my messages on my way to the other concert. It was 4:30 am when I had the opportunity to check my messages and heard the earth changing news.
I cannot say a passing affecting me so, since the day we lost Mikey; as it was through Mikey that I met Sugar Minott, Mikey had produced alot of Sugar's earlier recordings while he was at JBC in Jamaica. Funny thing when I first started my show Reggae Solutiions. I would always say before I played Sugar's song "Not for Sale".. I always loved a little "Sugar" in my tea..too many times I had been meaning to call and have Sugar come on the show. However travel and time got away from me.
Sugar in all his glory will always be the voice of "lovers Rock" as no one could touch his pitch as he brought you into his world with songs such as " I'm not for sale","The more we are together", "Give my love to you", "Conscious Lover", " Half a love" (my favorite) and "tears you cry"' he was also a heavy hitter with songs such as "Watch your back"' (this song we all play when we are vexed by wolf in sheep clothing in our mix).
Sugar also made you think about it when he sung "Mind blowing decisions", "King of King" and Mr. Fisherman". Sugar Minott literally had a "sweet voice"' however no matter what the message in the song was he would make it work. And all I can remember now is how I am honored to have crossed his path in life,talk with him and laugh with him over the years in my travel with Mikey Dread ...They were two of a kind together; very high strung and lovable Jamaican men (smile), if you had a chance to spend even a minute with him it would be memorable. (smile) Sometimes I would have to act as referee between the two (smile).
Mikey and Sugar went way back; as Mikey was one of the first producers for Sugar, this helped jump start his career in Reggae. All I could remember was how nice it was to sit and listen to them talk and laugh about old times.
I once been naïve asked sugar "why they call you sugar"? he said to me are you for real, you don't know and laughed. (smile). All those flood of sweet memories hit me like a thunderstorm this morning as I spoke with Carmelita, The Scientist, Lady Cham, Leon (Mikey's brother) and others. This is surely another strong blow to our Reggae fraternity, my heart is literally broken in two, his presence will surely be missed, but in my heart forever he will live. I know in my heart of hearts, just like when Mikey passed. He will be met at Zion's gate by our brothers before him and be welcomed to a new beginning - an Eternal gig with Mikey Dread, Peter Tosh, Joseph Hill, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube and others. My heart is truly broken today, condolences to his family, friends and fans. Queen Mushiya I will always love u through eternity. From the words of Mark Wonder - "Jah will see us through children, all our worries and problems he will solve them". Trust in the guidance of JAH!