Tyrone Downie, a Jamaican-born keyboardist known for his work in Bounce Marley and the Mourners, has died. He was 66.

The performer died on Saturday at an emergency clinic in Jamaica in the wake of “feeling sick,” his accomplice Bernadine Simpson supposedly told The Jamaica Gleaner.

His careful reason for death is at present obscure. Born on May 20, 1956 in Kingston, Jamaica, Downie studied at Kingston School and acted in the school’s house of prayer ensemble, as per Announcement, prior to playing in the gathering Effect All Stars.

The Grievers was shaped by Peter Tosh, Rabbit Mourner and Marley in 1963 and became known as Weave Marley and the Mourners in 1974.

Downie joined the gathering around that time and first added to 1976’s Rastaman Vibration, their most noteworthy outlining collection and just to arrive at the main 10 of the Board 200 graph.

Downie played with the band on their ensuing five studio collections — 1977’s Mass migration, 1978’s Kaya, 1979’s Endurance, 1980’s Uprising and 1983’s A showdown — as well as including “Recovery Tune” and “Three Little Birds.”

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Delivered two years after Marley’s demise at age 36 of every 1981, Conflict was the gathering’s last collection. Individuals from the Grievers have since rejoined for a few exhibitions.

Notwithstanding Bounce Marley and the Mourners, Downie likewise performed with the Caribs, The Abyssinians, Beenie Man, Dark Uhuru, Buju Banton, Peter Tosh, Junior Reid, Tom Club, Ian Dury, Consuming Lance, Steel Heartbeat, Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Guileful and Robbie. Unbeknownst to him, the keyboardist was additionally the subject of Effortlessness Jones’ 1983 single “My Jamaican Person.” In 2010, she uncovered the melody’s motivation to The Gatekeeper. “I could never have him since he was with another person. He was a lovely person.

He doesn’t realize I composed it about him,” she said at that point. “Indeed, he’ll know now.” In 2001, Downie delivered his solitary independent collection, Organ-D.

As per The Gleaner, he is made due by nine youngsters, seven grandkids and two extraordinary grandkids.

Following the insight about Downie’s passing, Marley’s true Twitter account (show to his home) shared a recognition for his late teammate.

“Thinking about brother Tyrone Downie, Weave’s keyboardist, who made his change yesterday. Find happiness in the hereafter brother,” read the post. The Marley-established Tuff Gong studio in Kingston likewise posted a note about Downie’s demise to Twitter, expressing, “We are disheartened to learn of the death of Mourners keyboardist, Tyrone Downie.

Tyrone joined the Mourners not long before the age of 20, making his recording debut with the band on Rastaman Vibration.

We are honored to consider him an individual from the Tuff Gong Family.”