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The great Stranger Cole is dead

Chrissy Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 7:56 AM

A true pioneer

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/06/11/stranger-cole-ska-rocksteady-pioneer-died/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjqZPdvWp3A

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JoeGrine Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 8:09 AM

@Chrissy

A pure "Bangarang" a gwaan this week.

RIP "Stranger"

Drapsey Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 9:30 AM

Gwaan Stranger, walk good. Yuh Rough and Tough, for The Good You Do Lives After You!

...Audio/Video

Chrissy Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 9:50 AM

@JoeGrine

fi true

Chrissy Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 9:51 AM

@Drapsey

Nice

Brerzerk Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 10:59 AM

@Chrissy

His songs are among some of my earliest memories of music on the radio. Dunno why I thought he was older. Walk Good pioneer. Glad Teach Dem "cataloged" you.

Chrissy Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 1:18 PM

@Brerzerk

a true pioneer

CWW Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 2:18 PM

@Chrissy

Another pioneer of JA popular music is gone. RIP Stranger we will forever "Call Your Name","Down by the Train Line" RIP.

Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster, Delroy Wilson and Stranger Cole were my favorite singers in my primary school days.

Chrissy Fri, Jun 12, '26 at 5:42 PM

@CWW

a generation is moving on.

Where is mi brethren Hubert?