BB Seaton, an original member of The Gaylads, considered among Jamaican music’s great songwriters, died in London on March 4 at age 79.
The prolific singer-songwriter, who excelled during the ska and rocksteady eras of the early and late 1960s, died in hospital after battling prostate cancer for several years.
Dennis Alcapone, his friend of over 45 years, hailed him as “one of the greatest songwriters to come out of Jamaica. It’s really a shame Bibi never got any national recognition from Jamaica.”
Also known as Bibi, Seaton grew up in central Kingston and attended the elite all-boy Cornwall College in Montego Bay. He was a member of The Gaylads along with Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts who recorded for several producers including Clement Dodd and Sonia Pottinger.
Their hit songs include Joy In The Morning and Hard To Confess which he wrote. As a solo artist, Seaton wrote and sang My Jamaican Girl, his biggest hit.
He also co-wrote Freedom Street with Ken Boothe and wrote Swing And Dine for The Melodians.
Since the 1970s, he had lived in the United Kingdom where he continued to record and produce songs by other artists.
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