Max Romeo, Leading Voice in the Heyday of Roots Reggae, Dies at 80

Max Romeo, a reggae singer whose earliest hits dripped with sexual innuendo, but who then switched to a soulful, politically engaged message that provided a soundtrack to the class struggles of 1970s Jamaica and made him a mainstay on the international tour circuit, died on April 11 outside Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. He was 80. Read the full story HERE via The NY Times