Skatalites drummer Lloyd Knibb dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Lloyd Knibb, an influential Jamaican drummer who played with The Skatalites and helped develop the ska beat, has died, his wife said Friday. He was 80.
Enid Knibb said her husband died from liver cancer Thursday. He had been receiving treatment in the U.S. but returned to Jamaica this week, she said.
Knibb's manager, Ken Stewart, wrote on Facebook Wednesday he was accompanying Knibb on the trip back to the Caribbean island.
"I can only hope we make it back so he can enjoy his family and friends and see his homeland one more time," he wrote.
Knibb was an original member of The Skatalites, a Jamaican ska and reggae band created in 1964. His frenetic style was one of the band's hallmarks and is best heard on songs including "Guns of Navarone" and "Freedom Sounds." Their music has influenced bands including 311, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and No Doubt. -- AP
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