Tragedy struck the legendary roots reggae act Mighty Diamonds this week as Donald 'Tabby' Shaw and Fitzroy 'Bunny' Simpson both died within days of each other
. “To lose two Diamonds in one week is too heartbreaking to put into words,” Forbes added.
Formed in 1969 in the Trenchtown section of Kingston, the Mighty Diamonds — Shaw, Simpson and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson, now the trio’s lone surviving member — recorded a string of singles in the early Seventies alongside legends like Lee “Scratch” Perry, Bunny Lee and Derrick Harriott.
A confluence of rocksteady, soul and Rastafarian influences, the Mighty Diamonds remained one of Jamaica’s most prolific acts during their seven-decade tenure together, producing music at an album-a-year pace up through the Nineties. In 2021, the trio were awarded national honors from the Jamaican government for their musical legacy.. “It is hard to believe that two members of the Mighty Diamonds would pass within days of each other.
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