ENID Murray, mother of singer Gregory Isaacs, died on July 24 at the University Hospital of the West Indies. She was 85. Isaacs’s widow, June Isaacs, told the Jamaica Observer that Ms Murray suffered a stroke early last week and was admitted to hospital. Isaacs was unable to give the cause of death, but said her mother-in-law was diabetic. Murray was born in Kingston and earned a living as a hairdresser. Gregory Isaacs, the older of her two sons, is one of the chief exponents of lovers’ rock reggae. Known for hits such as Soon Forward and Night Nurse, he died in October 2015. Murray’s younger son, Sylvester, died in November. Enid Murray is survived by 22 grandchildren as well as several great-grandchildren. … Read entire article »

 Gregory Isaacs— THE Gregory Isaacs Foundation will launch its Cool Ruler Spring Water on July 15, the birthday of the singer who died in October 2010. The event is part of the ‘Meet Me At The Corner’ series, held at the corner of Orange and Charles streets in downtown Kingston. There will also be the unveiling of a mural, painted by singer Junior Moore of The Tamlins, in honor of Isaacs, the lovers rock icon whose laid-back sound and style earned him the nickname The Cool Ruler. According to a statement from the Gregory Isaacs Foundation, some of the sales from Cool Ruler Spring Water will go to several charities in which he was involved. The Gregory Isaacs Foundation was established on the singer’s birthday in 2011 by his widow June to continue his charity … Read entire article »