R.I.P STEELY

As most of you know by now, Steely has passed away. In one of the articles about him, it states that Steely & Clevie contributed to over 80% of the dancehall rhythms produced in the late 80’s. I would say that this is a conservative estimate. Simply put, Steely & Clevie RAN dancehalls heyday of the mid 80’s to the early 90’s. The sound that we all identify as the golden dancehall era, is the Steely & Clevie sound. It is impossible to guess what direction reggae music would have taken without them, but it definitely would have been completely different. Steely was also a larger than life personality, and I would say that if he never played a note in his life, he still would have been the center of attention on charisma alone. He was a legend among legends, and was the ultimate producers producer. I don’t think there has been a producer that started after him that has not tried to emulate his style in some way. There will not be another Steely, and now that he is gone, Jamaica and Dancehall music will never be the same. R.I.P Steely.