Ranking Trevor, 60; popular Jamaican DJ during 1970s
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ranking Trevor, a top reggae toaster during the 1970s, died in a traffic accident Tuesday in Jamaica.
He was 60.
The musician’s brother, Robert Grant, said he was crushed by a car after being knocked off his motorcycle.
Police did not immediately respond to calls about the fatality.
Born Maxwell Grant, Ranking Trevor was one of the leading toasters in Jamaica during the 1970s, recording mainly for the Channel One studio.
Toasting is a form of Jamaican deejaying that inspired hip-hop.
Songs such as ‘‘Caveman Skank’’ and ‘‘Three Piece Chicken and Chips’’ made the charts in England, where he lived for more than 20 years.
His career declined in the 1980s, and he returned to Jamaica a decade later.
He leaves his mother, eight siblings, and 15 children.
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