Reggae and Dancehall luminary Tony Tuff, famend for his iconic monitor “Woman I’ve Received To Get You,” handed away on Saturday, April 20, on the age of 69.
The unhappy information was confirmed by a short assertion shared on his official Fb web page that Saturday afternoon. “It’s with disappointment and deep remorse that we announce the passing of Reggae Legend Tony Tuff. Tony, whose actual title is Winston Morris, made a reputation for himself in Dancehall throughout its early phases,” the assertion learn partially.
Whereas the reason for his passing was not disclosed, his daughter, Keina Sykes, honored her father in a separate assertion, highlighting his enduring musical legacy and expressing gratitude for the help throughout their time of grief.
“His legacy in music will at all times be remembered, and his presence will probably be deeply missed. Your ideas, prayers, and help throughout this troublesome time would imply rather a lot to me and our household. Please preserve us in your ideas as we navigate by this era of grief and loss. Thanks in your understanding and love.”
Tuff’s musical profession
Tuff’s musical journey started in 1969 as a member of the vocal trio The African Brothers, alongside Sugar Minott and Derrick “Bubbles” Howard. After the group disbanded within the mid-Seventies, Tuff ventured into different endeavors earlier than resuming his solo profession within the late Seventies, with the album Tony Tuff Meets Errol Schorder, break up with Errol Scorcher, and self-productions together with the “I’m So Glad” single on his personal Winston label.
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He labored with Yabby You on the Tony Tuff album in 1980, and labored with Minott once more on the 1981 album Presenting Mr. Tuff, launched on Minott’s Black Roots label. He labored on a number of sound methods within the late Seventies and Eighties, together with Lees Limitless and Henry “Junjo” Lawes’ Volcano system. Lawes additionally produced a number of profitable singles by Tuff together with “Water Pumpee”, and “Combine Me Down”, and likewise produced his 1983 album Come Fe Mash It.
In 1990, Tuff achieved his best success with the monitor “Woman I’ve Received To Get You.” Produced on Donovan Germain’s rendition of the Studio One riddim “A Love I Can Really feel,” the track, alternatively titled “The First Time I Met You” and “Received To Get You,” swiftly turned a staple in Reggae circles. Alongside different tracks on the riddim reminiscent of Beres Hammond’s “Tempted To Contact,” Cutty Ranks and Beres Hammond’s “Love Me Haffi Get,” and Tony Insurgent’s “Contemporary Vegetable,” Tuff’s hit cemented its place as an everlasting favourite inside the style.
After a short break, he returned to music in 2000, and recorded a number of albums within the new millennium, together with How Lengthy, recorded with Jah Shaka. He toured Europe twice in 2002, earlier than touring Canada and the US.
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He additionally reunited along with his former African Brothers bandmate Sugar Minott for the 2004 album Mysterious Nature.
