牙买加雷鬼先驱Derrick Harriott逝世：享年87岁，曾以《The Loser》与Crystal厂牌塑造ska时代
牙买加歌手、制作人 Derrick Harriott 于10月24日凌晨在 Kingston 的家中逝世，享年87岁。据牙买加《The Gleaner》报道，在 St Andrew 经营 Derrick Harriott 唱片店的 Dorrel Mattocks 证实了他的死讯，称他在约凌晨1时离世；Harriott 此前身体不适、多次进出医院，近期刚出院回家。Harriott 1939年2月6日出生于 Kingston，是把牙买加音乐从 ska、rocksteady 推向早期 reggae 的关键人物之一。
Harriott 1957年在才艺节目中崭露头角，1958年与人共同创立演唱组合 Jiving Juniors，以《Lollipop Girl》《Over the River》等歌曲成名。1962年，他开始单飞并创立自己的厂牌 Crystal，代表作《The Loser》成为其标志性歌曲，另有《I Care》《Solomon》《Born to Love You》等作品。作为制作人，他与 Dennis Brown、Big Youth、Keith & Tex、Kingstonians 等艺人合作；其演播乐队 Crystallites 1970年的器乐专辑《Undertaker》与1974年在 King Tubby 工作室混音的《Scrub A Dub》被视为最早的 dub 专辑之一。他后来在 Kingston 开设唱片店，该店至今仍在营业。
牙买加文化、性别、娱乐与体育部长 Olivia Grange 在社交媒体上致哀：「我对 Derrick Harriott 的逝世深感悲痛，他是牙买加音乐真正的先驱。从 Jiving Juniors 到他的 Crystal 厂牌，Derrick 帮助塑造了 ska、rocksteady 与早期 reggae。《The Loser》《I Care》《Born to Love You》等经典流传至今，他为 Dennis Brown 等艺人制作的作品定义了一个时代。」Harriott 2009年获牙买加政府授予荣誉勋章（Order of Distinction），2019年获牙买加雷鬼工业协会（JaRIA）终身成就奖。
Jamaican Reggae Pioneer Derrick Harriott Dies at 87: Singer of 'The Loser' and Founder of the Crystal Label
Jamaican singer and record producer Derrick Harriott died at his home in Kingston in the early hours of Saturday, October 24, at the age of 87. Dorrel Mattocks, who runs the Derrick Harriott Music Store in St Andrew, confirmed the death to The Gleaner, saying Harriott passed away at about 1 a.m.; he had been unwell and in and out of hospital, and had recently returned home. Born in Kingston on February 6, 1939, Harriott was one of the figures who carried Jamaican music from ska and rocksteady into early reggae.
Harriott first emerged through a talent show in 1957 and in 1958 co-founded the vocal group the Jiving Juniors, whose local hits included "Lollipop Girl" and "Over the River." He went solo in 1962 and launched his own label, Crystal. His signature song "The Loser" was followed by hits including "I Care," "Solomon" and "Born to Love You." As a producer he worked with Dennis Brown, Big Youth, Keith & Tex and the Kingstonians; his studio band the Crystallites recorded the 1970 instrumental album Undertaker, and Scrub A Dub (1974), mixed at King Tubby's studio, is regarded as one of the earliest dub albums. He later opened a record shop in Kingston, which still trades.
Olivia Grange, Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, led the tributes: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Derrick Harriott, OD, a true pioneer of Jamaican music. From The Jiving Juniors to his Crystal label, Derrick helped shape Ska, Rocksteady and early Reggae. Hits such as 'The Loser,' 'I Care' and 'Born to Love You' remain classics, while his productions for artistes such as Dennis Brown helped define an era." Harriott was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 2009 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) in 2019.
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