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Dennis Brown was born on 1 February 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica, He began his singing career at the age of nine, while still at junior school. He was fan of American balladeers such as Brook Benton, Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin and Nat King Cole. He regularly hung around JJ's record store on Orange Street in the rocksteady era. Brown's first professional appearance came at the age of eleven. Bandleader Byron Lee was impressed with Brown and booked him to perform on package shows featuring visiting US artists, where he was billed as the "Boy Wonder". Delroy Wilson ,Errol Dunkley, John Holt, Ken Boothe, and Bob Andy were some of Brown’s greatest influence.Brown's first recording was an original song called "Lips of Wine" for producer Derrick Harriott, He recorded for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label, and his first session yielded the single "No Man is an Island", recorded at age twelve and released in late 1969 and become a huge hit throughout Jamaica.
Brown's health began to deteriorate, with longstanding respiratory problems exacerbated by cocaine use leading to him being taken ill in May 1999.He was diagnosed with pneumonia and died at the University Hospital of cardiac arrest. Brown's funeral, was held on July 17, 1999 in Kingston and featured live performances by Maxi Priest, Shaggy, Brown's sons. Brown was buried at Kingston's National Heroes Park. Brown was survived by his wife Yvonne and thirteen children. Dennis Brown has distinguished himself as one of the finest and most talented musicians of our time. The Crown Prince of Reggae as he has left us songs which will continue to satisfy the hearts and minds of us all for generations to come.
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