DJ PURPLE MAN DIES AT 58!

Deejay Purple Man, who along with Yellowman, became the first Albino dancehall artists, died in Kingston, Jamaica on August 14.
The deejay’s daughter, Caresa Jones, said he passed away at age 58 at the Kingston Public Hospital. He was admitted there one month earlier, complaining of chest pains.

Purple Man, whose real name was Anthony Jones, began his career in the late 1970’s on sound systems like Prince Jammy’s.
In the 1980’s, he was part of producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes’ hot Volcano Records stable which was led by Yellowman. That camp also included singers Barrington Levy and Michael Palmer.

Purple Man never attained the popularity of Yellowman but their visibility went a long way in reducing discrimination against the Albino in Jamaica.
The 1982 album, The Yellow, The Purple & The Nancy, a three-the-hard-way project with Yellowman and Sister Nancy, is arguably Purple Man’s finest recording.
In 2017, he released the album, Dancehall General.