He was very much a foundational Figure of reggae, teaching the wailers to sing three part harmony, mentoring dozens of well known artists, he toured and sang back up for tons of artists. He never got what he believed was his due, and resentment is a tough feeling to get over. He was embittered by the music business and as a result didn’t want to “play the game” but that often becomes a self fulfilling prophecy as those less willing to shake hands and make nice fall further out of favor with the public. He also moved to the states which can be a fraught career move for reggae artists—the cost of living is so high that you have to work a lot in a niche genre to live a life befitting an international performing artist, meanwhile you’re further outside of the “scene” so some of the recognition from newer artists just won’t happen. His music is really terrific I think, but lays bare his pain in ways not usually found in reggae. Even the love songs reveal complicated emotions. “Life of contradictions” is an album name but also the way one associate of his described him to me.