I-Roy

Summary

I-Roy is a human^[1]. He was born in Saint Thomas Parish^[2]. He was born on June 28, 1944^[3]. He died in Spanish Town^[4]. He died on November 27, 1999^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6] and disc jockey^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Saint Thomas Parish^[2], I-Roy…
• I-Roy died in Spanish Town^[4].
• I-Roy was born on June 28, 1944^[3].
• I-Roy died on November 27, 1999^[5].
• I-Roy held citizenship in Jamaica^[9].
• I-Roy's professions included singer^[6].
• I-Roy worked as a disc jockey^[7].
• I-Roy's field of work was reggae^[10].
• I-Roy is recorded as male^[11].
• I-Roy's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• I-Roy's genre is reggae^[13].
• I-Roy's record label is recorded as Trojan Records^[14].
• I-Roy's family name is recorded as Reid^[15].
• I-Roy's given name is recorded as Roy^[16].
• I-Roy's given name is recorded as Samuel^[17].
• I-Roy's instrument is recorded as voice^[18].
• I-Roy's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roy Samuel Reid'}^[19].
• I-Roy's start of work period is recorded as 1968^[20].
• I-Roy's end of work period is recorded as 1983^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[22]

• Country: JM^[23]

• Began / founded: 1944-06-28^[24]

• Ended / dissolved: 1999-11-27^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9fa51e3e-4f52-4d98-87d2-872e7584fb8c^[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Saint Thomas Parish^[2], I-Roy… he was born on June 28, 1944^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and disc jockey^[7]. I-Roy's field of work was reggae^[10].

Death and Burial

I-Roy died on November 27, 1999^[5]. He passed away in Spanish Town^[4].

Why It Matters

I-Roy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]

FAQs

Where was I-Roy born?

I-Roy was born in Saint Thomas Parish^[2].

Where did I-Roy die?

I-Roy died in Spanish Town^[4].

What did I-Roy do for work?

I-Roy worked as singer^[6] and disc jockey^[7].