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Stranger Cole, Reggae Pioneer, Dead At 83

Stranger Cole, the Jamaican singer who was a big part of the ska and rocksteady boom in the '60s, has passed away. Jamaica Observer reports that Cole died at Kingston's University Hospital Of The West Indies on Thursday. Cole's son Wilburn "Squiddly" Cole says that his father was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago after a long illness, but he didn't reveal the cause of Cole's death. Cole was 83. The post Stranger Cole, Reggae Pioneer, Dead At 83 appeared first on Stereogum .

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Stranger Cole, Reggae Pioneer, Dead At 83
Stranger Cole, the Jamaican singer who was a big part of the ska and rocksteady boom in the '60s, has passed away. Jamaica Observer reports that Cole died at Kingston's University Hospital Of The West Indies on Thursday. Cole's son Wilburn "Squiddly" Cole says that his father was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago after a long illness, but he didn't reveal the cause of Cole's death. Cole was 83. The post Stranger Cole, Reggae Pioneer, Dead At 83 appeared first on Stereogum .
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