{"id":3162,"date":"2024-07-11T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2024-07-11T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:38:02","slug":"famous-grammy-winning-singer-suffered-a-stroke-and-died-in-the-middle-of-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=3162","title":{"rendered":"Famous Grammy-Winning Singer suffered a stroke and died in the middle of last night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan released the group\u2019s newest song, \u201cHold on Me,\u201d in early February. Morgan died on Sunday at the age of 46.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Heritage is a popular reggae band that Morgan and his four siblings started in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>The band got ideas from their father\u2019s work. Denroy Morgan was a member of the Black Eagles reggae band that started in New York City in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-25.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-25.webp 620w, https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-25-300x200.webp 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The family of Morgan Heritage posted on social media that a family member had died. They asked for privacy and thanked everyone ahead of time for their love and support.<\/p>\n<p>A reason for Morgan\u2019s death was not given.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that the news made his \u201cheart heavy\u201d in a post on X, which used to be Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Holness said that Morgan\u2019s death was a \u201ccolossal loss\u201d for Caribbean music and Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Heritage has had a lot of success over the years, touring all over the world and putting out more than a dozen albums.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-30.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-30.webp 620w, https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-30-201x300.webp 201w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"926\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>A Grammy was given to the reggae band in 2016 for Best Reggae Album Strictly Roots.<\/p>\n<p>After the album Arakedabra came out in 2018, the group was nominated for a second Grammy.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Heritage\u2019s music is a mix of roots reggae, lovers rock, soul, R&amp;B, calypso, gospel, dub, and sometimes funk and dancehall, according to AllMusic.com.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Digitals, one of Jamaica\u2019s most important producers, has worked with the band.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Hafti Drea, Down by the River, and She\u2019s Still Loving Me are some of their biggest hits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan released the group\u2019s newest song, \u201cHold on Me,\u201d in early February. 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