Lloyd Brevett

{{more citations needed|date=August 2011}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Lloyd Brevett | image = | caption = | image_size =  | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1931|8|1}} | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|5|3|1931|8|1}} | death_place = Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | origin = Jamaica | instrument = Double bass | genre = Ska, rocksteady, reggae | occupation = | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = The Skatalites | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Lloyd Brevett''' OD (1 August 1931 – 3 May 2012) was a Jamaican double bassist, songwriter, and a founding member of The Skatalites. He was a Rastafarian, and the uncle of The Melodians member, Tony Brevett.<ref name="Gleaner1311">"[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20131110/ent/ent4.html Tony Brevett's Unheralded Greatness]", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013</ref>

==Biography== Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Brevett was a founding member in 1964 of the ska band The Skatalites.<ref>[http://www.skatalites.com/history/ History, The Skatalites website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001041459/http://www.skatalites.com/history/ |date=1 October 2013 }}</ref>

He toured many countries with The Skatalites, and produced two Skatalites' albums, ''African Roots'' (1975) and ''The Legendary Skatalites'' (1976). He once stated, "Ska was our type of music that could lift the youth and make Jamaica known around the world".<ref name="Music">{{cite book | first= Paul | last= Du Noyer | year= 2003 | title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music | edition= 1st | publisher= Flame Tree Publishing | location= Fulham, London | isbn= 1-904041-96-5 | page= 350}}</ref>

Brevett was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 1981, and the silver Musgrave Medal in October 2010.<ref name="Campbell-Liv">Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Entertainment/Brevett-buried--Poor-turnout-for-pioneer-s-funeral_11601688 Brevett buried: Poor turnout for pioneer's funeral]", ''Jamaica Observer'', 4 June 2012, retrieved 2012-06-04</ref> He toured and recorded with The Skatalites from the beginning of their reunion until 2004, when he was removed from the group after conflicts with newer members.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ska-music-pioneer-lloyd-brevett-dies-in-jamaica-at-80-1.1298323 "Ska music pioneer Lloyd Brevett dies in Jamaica at 80"], CBC News.</ref> Brevett toured briefly with his own band, and then retired to Jamaica in 2005.

On 3 May 2012, Brevett died at Andrews Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica at the age of 80.<ref>"[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Brevett-s-funeral-for-this-Sunday_11562830 Brevett’s funeral for this Sunday]", ''Jamaica Observer'', 30 May 2012, retrieved 2012-06-01</ref><ref>[http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=36960 "Skatalites Lloyd Brevett is dead"], Go-Jamaica News. Retrieved 3 May 2012.</ref> Brevett had suffered a stroke in March, two weeks after the fatal shooting of his son, Okine, one of ten children that he had.<ref name="Campbell-Liv" /><ref>{{cite news|title=BBC News|date=4 May 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17952383|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> He was buried at May Pen Cemetery.<ref name="Campbell-Liv" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.rootsconnection.ch/skatalites/memba/lloydbrevett.htm Photos of Lloyd Brevett] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080226225718/http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/lloydbrevett/lloydbrevett.htm Lloyd Brevett's interview to Peter I] * [http://www.skatalites.com/ The Skatalites official website.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112154230/http://www.skatalites.com/ |date=12 November 2007 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brevett, Lloyd}} Category:1931 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica Category:The Skatalites members Category:Jamaican double-bassists Category:Male double-bassists Category:Recipients of the Musgrave Medal Category:Officers of the Order of Distinction Category:Jamaican Rastafarians