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RIP Stephen 'Cat' Coore…
RIP Stephen 'Cat' Coore…
Tue, Jan 20, '26 at 9:03 AM
debut: Dec 14, '02
7,735 runs
@mikesiva
Last year, we saw Third World performing in Camden Town. Their manager invited us backstage, and we had a great chat with Cat and AJ Brown.
Almost the same here, Mike. 'Cept it was 2 years ago in my case, and Hartford, USA. And our chat included another member (the keyboardist, I think).
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Tue, Jan 20, '26 at 9:13 AM
debut: Dec 14, '02
7,735 runs
@FanAttick
Sad news that. May he RIEP. So now it's Ibo, Rugs, Prilly and Cat doing their Third World thing on the night shift. Play on, guys.
@Chrissy
Thanks a million for that article on PBJ-- almost JBC, eh? It's a keepsake.
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Tue, Jan 20, '26 at 12:31 PM
debut: Dec 31, '03
13,432 runs
@JayMor
Saw the real Third World in their prime 3 times in the â80s and â90s.
Once with Yellowman and once with Freddy McGregor.
Tue, Jan 20, '26 at 7:47 PM
@JayMor
@Chrissy
Carrot too. Of The prime Th. W. Band only Drummie Willie and Bassie Richie still have voices. Who was the very 1st drummer?
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 1:17 PM
@Brerzerk
Wickedest band ever. Saw them live in the early 1990s. Thanks for the memories. SIP and go see Jah Glory in the rising sun
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 2:55 PM
debut: Feb 15, '11
5,282 runs
@FanAttick
He was a great guitarist... I had the opportunity to see him in the 70s in the peak of 3rd world dominance and in NYC later...
RIP CAT.
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 4:07 PM
debut: Dec 17, '02
18,213 runs
RIP Cat.
Last time I saw him was in Kingston Cricket Club, with Third Wold's original bassist, Colin Leslie, at the test match between WI & Pakistan.
I must confess he didn't look too hot and I was shocked at how much he had aged
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 5:42 PM
I always found him to be very engaging with fans.
I ran into Thrid World at Miami International Airport circa 2018. Got a picture with him and Bassist Richie Daley and my kids and now I am super frustrated I cant find the pic.
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 5:56 PM
RIP Legend. I am happy I got to see them live at Jazz N Blues many years ago with the late great Bunny Ruggs on lead. Fantastic, talented group.
Fri, Jan 23, '26 at 8:14 PM
@Brerzerk
That drummer could have been Cornel Marshall ( not Reggaeboy Cornel Marshall's dad).
Saw Third World in action twice in the 80s, once alongside Toots at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan and the other time alongside Jimmy Cliff at Stony Brook University.
Sat, Jan 24, '26 at 1:36 PM
debut: Dec 17, '02
18,213 runs
@Brerzerk
Who was the very 1st drummer?
That would have been Carl Barovier, who was later replaced by Cornel Marshall, who was in turn succeeded by Willie Stewart
Cornell died about 3 years ago in Brooklyn, NY but it seems he was the invisible man as he is rarely, if ever, mentioned in any story about Third World.