https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article...s-lead-singer-among-two-killed-drive-shooting
Reggae musician 'Tabby Diamond' of the legendary trio Mighty Diamonds is among two people shot dead on McKinley Crescent in the St Andrew South Police Division.
Three other people were shot in the drive-by attack.
The musician, whose real name is Donald Orlando Shaw, 67, was among a group seated on the roadway when they came under attack about 9:45 p.m.
They were rushed to hospital by residents where Shaw and another man were pronounced dead and three other people admitted with gunshot injuries.
About 'Tabby' Shaw and the Mighty Diamonds
1. The singer-songwriter has dedicated five decades to music
2. He was a part of the Mighty Diamonds with more than 40 albums.
3. Last year, Mighty Diamonds comprising Tabby, Lloyd 'Judge' Ferguson and Fitzroy 'Bunny Shaw' were bestowed with the Order of Distinction (Officer Class) for their contribution to the development of Jamaican music.
4. The Mighty Diamonds received their breakthrough in the mid-1970s with the song 'The Right Time' and were signed to Virgin Records before releasing their debut album Right Time in 1976.
5. The group gained fame with singles 'Country Living', 'I Need A Roof', and 'Pass The Kutchie', which was one of the tracks on the 1981 album Changes produced by Gussie Clarke.
A few minutes before he was shot dead enjoying himself at the venue in Jamaica....
Reggae musician 'Tabby Diamond' of the legendary trio Mighty Diamonds is among two people shot dead on McKinley Crescent in the St Andrew South Police Division.
Three other people were shot in the drive-by attack.
The musician, whose real name is Donald Orlando Shaw, 67, was among a group seated on the roadway when they came under attack about 9:45 p.m.
They were rushed to hospital by residents where Shaw and another man were pronounced dead and three other people admitted with gunshot injuries.
About 'Tabby' Shaw and the Mighty Diamonds
1. The singer-songwriter has dedicated five decades to music
2. He was a part of the Mighty Diamonds with more than 40 albums.
3. Last year, Mighty Diamonds comprising Tabby, Lloyd 'Judge' Ferguson and Fitzroy 'Bunny Shaw' were bestowed with the Order of Distinction (Officer Class) for their contribution to the development of Jamaican music.
4. The Mighty Diamonds received their breakthrough in the mid-1970s with the song 'The Right Time' and were signed to Virgin Records before releasing their debut album Right Time in 1976.
5. The group gained fame with singles 'Country Living', 'I Need A Roof', and 'Pass The Kutchie', which was one of the tracks on the 1981 album Changes produced by Gussie Clarke.
A few minutes before he was shot dead enjoying himself at the venue in Jamaica....
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Yup.
I wanted to go back there too. Can't even go back home for a moment to see my Grandparents gravessites....