Lee “Scratch” Perry, the pioneer of roots reggae and dub, died in a hospital in Lucea, Northern Jamaica on Sunday, Aug. 29. The eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer was ...

Dub and reggae music icon Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica, at the age of 85. Though a cause of death has yet to be confirmed Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...

When Switzerland-based reggae artiste Cookie the Herbalist collaborated with legendary Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry ...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness called Perry “one of the most important and creative figures to have come out of Jamaica.” Jamaican reggae singer, musician and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, who pushed ...

To honor the first anniversary of the passing of reggae legend and dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry Trojan Records is releasing a comprehensive box set, King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the ...

This article was originally published in the May 1985 issue of SPIN. In light of Perry’s death, we’re republishing it here. When people said to Bob Marley that his friend Lee “Scratch” Perry was mad, ...

Jamaican singer and record producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, considered one of reggae’s founding fathers, has died at age 85. Perry, whose real name is Rainford Hugh Perry, died Sunday at a hospital in ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the innovative Jamaican producer who mentored Bob Marley and pushed reggae into the sonic avant-garde with his dub productions, died Sunday in Lucca, Jamaica. He was 85. His death ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jamaican singer and record producer "Lee Scratch” Perry, considered one of reggae's founding fathers, died on Sunday. He was 85. Perry, whose real name is Rainford Hugh Perry, ...