Lloyd Brevett

Lloyd Brevett ( born August 1, 1931 in Kingston ( Jamaica); † 3, 2012 in Saint Andrew Parish ) was a Jamaican musician and pioneer of ska music.

Brevett played bass at a young age; informed his father, who had been in a big band musicians who played jazz had him. Lloyd Brevett was initially influenced by Slam Stewart and operated among others in the jazz band of Sonny Bradshaw, but also occurred with itinerant musicians. Brevett 1964 was one of the founding members of the band The Skatalites. After the collapse of the Skatalites in 1965 founded Brevett and other musicians the Soul Brothers, from which later emerged the Soul Vendors. 1975, the Skatalites united for the first time to take Brevetts solo album, African Roots. Since 1983 Brevett played with the wiederformierten band before he left after a dispute with other members of the band in 2004.

Brevett was Rastafari and the brother of Tony Brevett, a member of the band The Melodians.

In 2001 he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction and 2010, the Silver Musgrave Medal of the Institute of Jamaica.

In 2012 he was honored by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his life's work. His son Okeene accepted the award for him. A little later, in February 2012, his son was shot dead on the doorstep.

In March 2012, Lloyd Brevett suffered a stroke and died in May 2012.