Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by Scraps.
Categories: Music, Musicians.
Joseph Hill, the singer, songwriter, and moving force behind the great reggae band Culture, has died at 57. This is sudden and very shocking (to me, at least); he was still touring and performing very recently.
Other people can talk more intelligently than I can about Hill's place in reggae history. He was my favorite reggae singer and songwriter, and even though I'm not a big fan of his work after the 1980s, I can't believe he's gone so young.
Culture's Two Sevens Clash is in my (admittedly undereducated) opinion the best reggae album ever, and it's always the one I recommend to people who want to begin exploring reggae beyond Bob Marley. It's apocalyptic, brooding, lyrical, and melodic, and it is hypnotic from start to finish.
Rest in peace.
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