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skulldisco
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Post Number: 1024
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Monday, January 03, 2011 - 12:26 am:   

another reggae great gone. a.k.a the ethiopian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsnpUhsp7 DE&feature=related
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skulldisco
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Post Number: 1025
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Monday, January 03, 2011 - 12:56 pm:   

apparently its not true. thank god. according to a reggae messageboard i frequent he has a non cancerous lump on his head, and some misleading quotes attributed to the singer "stranger" cole led to the news of his death being spread.
http://www.musicaloccupation.com/2011/01 /leonard-dillon-aka-the-ethiopian-has-pa ssed-away-semi-confirmed-reports/
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Randy Adams
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Post Number: 2547
Registered: 03-2005
Posted on Monday, January 03, 2011 - 04:02 pm:   

Very glad that's not true, Kevin.

For me, when it comes to Leonard Dillon, it will probably always be this song I think of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rrzi42Sm 90
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skulldisco
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Post Number: 1407
Registered: 10-2008
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 11:17 am:   

randy, sorry to say it looks like he has passed this time

http://iriefm.net/index.php/home/ebuzz/7 744/LEAD-SINGER-OF-THE-ETHIOPIANS-DEAD

http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/blog/2011/ 09/28/leonard-dillon-rip/?utm_source=rss &utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leonard-dil lon-rip
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skulldisco
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Post Number: 1411
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Posted on Saturday, October 01, 2011 - 09:46 am:   

nice tribute

http://www.trojanrecords.com/news
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Randy Adams
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Post Number: 2744
Registered: 03-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 01, 2011 - 07:43 pm:   

Kevin, the only thing I have by the Ethiopians is the old Trojan comp. Think I'll see what else is out there.

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