Lincoln "Sugar Minott" Barrington Minott, born May 25, 1956, died July 10, 2010 in Jamaica. He was a reggae singer, producer and sound-system owner operator. ReggaeMe send it's condolences out to Sugar Minott family and friends.
After working as a selector on the Sound of Silence Keystone sound system, and then his own Gathering of Youthman Promotion system, he began his singing career as part of The African Brothers in 1969, along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard.
After the group broke up 1974, Sugar Minott then teamed up with the producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, as studio apprentice at Dodd's Studio One, working as a singer, guitarist and percussionist, and soon began recording his own singles.
After a number of moderately successful hits for Studio One, such as "Vanity", "Hang On Natty", "Mr. DC", and "Jah Jah Children", his debut album "Live Loving" made his name and increased his popularity, and is regarded as pioneering the dancehall style that would dominate the early 1980s. Sugar Minott released over 60 albums and hundreds of singles.
Sugar Minott was the owner of Black Roots Label. His Black Roots label featured his productions of these artists plus others such as Barry Brown, Tenor Saw, Little John, Tony Tuff, Barrington Levy, Horace Andy, and one of his discoveries from England, Trevor Hartley. Minott also produced early works by Nitty Gritty, Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Colourman, Daddy Freddy and Garnett Silk, who recorded his first song for Minott.
Sugar Minott was the owner of Youthman Promotion. Youthman Promotion sound system performed regularly in Kingston's Maxfield Park, featuring Jah Stitch, Ragga Steve, Drifterand newcomers who had been nurtured by his organization such as Ranking Joe, Captain Sinbad, and Ranking Dread. The new selectors added to the sound are Starry B, DJ Steewy and DJ Kaos in JA and Empress Skortcher and Poochiny in the USA.
Albums
Live Loving (1978, Studio One)
Showcase (1979, Studio One)
Bittersweet (1979, Ballistic)
Black Roots (1979, Black Roots/Island)
Ghetto-ology (1979, Trojan)
Roots Lovers (1980, Black Roots)
Give The People (1980, Ballistic)
African Girl (1981, Black Roots)
Good Thing Going (1981, RCA)
Dancehall Showcase (1983, Black Roots)
With Lots Of Extra (1983, Hitbound)
Herbman Hustling (1984, Black Roots)
Slice Of The Cake (1984, Heartbeat)
Wicked a Go Feel It (1984, Wackies)
Leader For The Pack (1985, Striker Lee)
Rydim (1985, Greensleeves)
Time Longer Than Rope (1985, Greensleeves)
Inna Reggae Dance Hall (1986, Heartbeat)
Sugar & Spice (1986, Taxi)
Jamming In The Streets (1987, Wackies)
African Soldier (1988, Heartbeat)
Buy Off De Bar (1988, Sonic Sounds)
Sugar Minott & Youth Promotion (1988, NEC)
Lovers Rock Inna Dance Hall (1988, Youth Promotion)
Sufferers Choice (1988, Heartbeat)
Ghetto Youth Dem Rising (1988, Heartbeat)
The Boss Is Back (1989, RAS)
Ghetto Child (1989, Heartbeat)
Smile (1990, L&M)
A Touch of Class (1991, Jammy's)
Happy Together (1991, Heartbeat)
Run Things (1993, VP)
Breaking Free (1994, RAS)
International (1996, RAS)
Musical Murder (1997, VP)
Good Thing Going (1998, VP)
Easy Squeeze (1999, World)
Rockers Award Winners (1985, Greensleeves)
Double Dose (1987, Blue Mountain) (Sugar Minott & Gregory Isaacs)
Showdown Volume 2 (Channel One) (Sugar Minott & Frankie Paul)
With Lots of Extra (1983, Hitbound)
Best of Vol 1 (1988, Black Roots)
Collectors Collection Vol 1 (1996, Heartbeat)
RAS Portrait (1997, RAS)
Sugar Minott's Hidden Treasures (1999, Easy Street)
Collector's Item (1987, Uptempo) (Sugar Minott & the African Brothers)
