Oscar Hibbert, better known as Junior Delgado, was a reggae singer, famed for his roots style.
14 Facts About Junior Delgado
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Junior Delgado recorded solo material in the mid-1970s with Rupie Edwards, and the group recorded for Tommy Cowan and Bunny Lee before Hibbert left the group and began recording as Junior Delgado.
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Junior Delgado recorded for Winston Holness and recorded "Every Natty" under the name Jooks, before finally finding success with Dennis Brown's DEB label.
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Junior Delgado recorded "Tition" for DEB in 1975, giving him his first of several hits in Jamaica, leading up to the release of his debut solo album, Taste of the Young Heart, co-produced with Brown in 1978.
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Junior Delgado recorded with producer Prince Jammy and Augustus Pablo before starting to produce his own work in the early 1980s.
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Junior Delgado returned to work with Perry on one of his best known tracks, "Sons of Slaves".
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Junior Delgado's career was put on hold in 1983 when he was imprisoned for 18 months for a drugs offence.
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Junior Delgado reunited successfully with Pablo to record "Raggamuffin Year" in 1986, which embraced the new style of music emerging from Jamaica, with an album of the same name following.
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Junior Delgado made his first appearance at Reggae Sunsplash in 1988.
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Junior Delgado was less prolific in the 1990s, but returned in 1998 with the album Fearless, featuring rapper Maxi Jazz from Faithless and Jerry Dammers of the Specials as well as many of the new wave of UK electronica stars such as the Jungle Brothers, Kid Loops, and Naked Funk.
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Junior Delgado performed at the Glastonbury and Roskilde festivals in 1999.
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Junior Delgado's spokesman said the death had been unexpected but was believed to have been from natural causes.
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Junior Delgado was survived by his widow Janet, and seven children.
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Junior Delgado was the nephew of Alpha Boys School bandmaster and vibraphone player Lennie Hibbert.