Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD was a Jamaican reggae artist, who lived from 1 February 1957 to 1 July 1999. He recorded more than 75 albums over the course of his lengthy career, which began when he was just eleven years old and was centered on the lover’s rock subgenre of reggae. Brown was the favorite vocalist of Bob Marley, who referred to him as “The Crown Prince of Reggae,” and Brown had a significant impact on subsequent reggae artist generations.
At Kingston, Jamaica’s Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dennis Brown was born on February 1st, 1957. His mother passed away in the 1960s, but he grew up with his father, Arthur, in a sizable tenement yard in Kingston with his, three older brothers, and a sister. Dennis’s father, Arthur was a scriptwriter, actor, and journalist.
Although he had a passion for music from an even earlier age and was a big fan of American balladeers like Brook Benton, Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin as a young child, he started his singing career at the age of nine, while still in junior school, with an end-of-term concert.
What was Dennis Brown’s cause of death?
Brown’s health worsened in the latter half of the 1990s. His respiratory problems were presumably made worse by his long-standing cocaine addiction troubles, which led to his being taken ill in May 1999 after touring Brazil with other reggae musicians. He was eventually diagnosed with pneumonia.
Dennis Brown died on 30 June 1999. The official cause of his death was a collapsed lung. Brown was survived by his wife Yvonne and ten children. Prime Minister P. J. Patterson paid tribute to Brown, saying he was “one of the finest and most talented musicians”.
