Published on
October 7, 2020
Category
News

“A true Jamaican legend.”
Legendary producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee – aka Edward O’Sullivan Lee – has died, aged 79.
Hugely prolific throughout the course of his career, Lee began work as a music plugger pushing songs on radio stations.
This lead him to found his own label alongside his production work with artists including King Tubby, Bob Marley’s The Wailers, Sly & Robbie, Peter Tosh, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, The Sensations, The Uniques and Roy Shirley.
Lee’s seminal collaborations with King Tubby during the early 1970s also influenced the development of early dub.
He also helped to bring reggae to the UK during the ’70s after signing a licensing deal with Trojan Records.
While his cause of death is currently unknown, Jamaican broadcaster Clinton Lindsay confirmed he was “battling kidney problems for the past few months.”