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RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Thread Started on Jul 2, 2012, 12:21pm »

Sharon Gordon wrote: Brothers and Sisters Good Morning to each and everyone of you!! Our fraternity is mourning the loss of yet another pioneer, Ossie Hibbert passed away yesterday after a day of enjoying himself with many of his friends at the Groovin In The Park concert!! RIP Ossie! We will miss you!!
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Hibbert began to be active in Jamaican music in the mid-1970s, working as a keyboard player as part of The Professionals, The Aggrovators and The Revolutionaries, and playing on dozens of albums by artists such as Johnny Clarke, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy London, Delroy Wilson, and Linval Thompson. He recorded two albums in the 1970s, Crueshal Dub (1976) and Satisfaction in Dub (1978), and in the late 1970s began working as a producer of other artists at Channel One Studios,[1] his album productions including Gregory Isaacs Meets Ronnie Davis, Mr. Issacs (Gregory Isaacs), Creation (Freddie McKay), - In My Brain (Dillinger), and Earthquake Dub. He opened his own Ossie Hibbert Productions company in the 1980s and worked with artists such as Gregory Isaacs, Carlene Davis, and Pat Kelly.[2] Still active in the 2000s, his recent credits include production work for Chaka Demus & Pliers, Errol Dunkley, Peter Hunnigale, and The Wailing Souls.

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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #1 on Jul 2, 2012, 1:13pm »

Is this fact. I can't get this verified through internet sources just rumours so far. I wish people wouldn't post until the matter was verified

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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #2 on Jul 2, 2012, 1:33pm »

she was with him the day before so obviously close to him.
she's a well respected journalist & member of NYC reggae fam.
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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #3 on Jul 2, 2012, 5:50pm »

DJ Fidel Twice Luna wrote
Just learned a friend of mine - Keyboardist, Channel One / Joe Gibbs producer and the man responsible for big tunes like Errol Dunkley's "OK Fred", Gregory Isaacs "Storm" and Dillinger's "Golden Grahams In My Brain" amongst many others has passed away from an apparent Heart Attack. Very distraught! Got to spend some great times with him at Super Power and then at VP as he would pass through at least once every couple of weeks during the time I was there! Ossie played thekeyboards on Dennis Brown's first album and on many tunes at Randy's including "Java"!
My only project released w/ Ossie. The tracks on his rare Crueshal Dub album originally released 1976 never had track names and i'm proud to say that 34 years later I was told by Ossie (in his inimitable stutter) to "WELL,WELL,WELL go on and name them Fidel" P.S. - Collectors cringe, we prepared a re-issue of his Freddie Mckay, Gregory Isaacs Meets Ronnie Davis, and his rare Dean Frazer album for reissue but due to record label machinations these never saw the light of day (I have the masters

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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #4 on Jul 3, 2012, 2:54am »

sad news indeed, thanks for posting Fidels anacdote rasadam, thoughts go out to all Ossies family & friends.

I wonder if the McKay/Isaacs - Davis etc will ever see the light of day, here's hoping, it would be a great tribute to the man to have these available again.

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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #5 on Jul 3, 2012, 3:55pm »

The Aggrovators and The Revolutionaries
that would be a large discography of some crucial
records! Big loss for reggae.
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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #6 on Jul 4, 2012, 11:07am »

Very very sad. A great producer and musician.
RIP.

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Re: RIP Ossie Hibbert
« Reply #7 on Jul 6, 2012, 1:00am »

Chin Clive wrote:

To my dear friend Ossie,
This is how I will always remember you, playing on the Hammond B3 organ at Randy's Studio 17 in 1971. As mere teenagers, when we recorded the Java Album with Pablo.
You will surely be missed.
Your friend,
Clive

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