The late production genius’s chaotic reputation has always preceded him. But could two new books, a posthumous album and a flurry of classic reissues change all that – and put the focus back on his ...

Asked about the revolutionary rhythms and songs created at his Black Ark studios in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae producer, dub innovator and studio icon Lee “Scratch” Perry described a cosmic process ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee "Scratch" Perry performing in 2013. (Tim Goode / PA Wire / Press Association Images) Asked about the revolutionary rhythms and ...

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in 1977 London when I popped in to visit the already-legendary dub creator Lee “Scratch” Perry to get his reaction to a new version by the Clash of his song about ...

It's hard to believe that Lee "Scratch" Perry, the mixing-board maestro who brought reggae into rootsy shape and developed the "dub" production techniques that have become today's stock digital ...

“My name is Rainford Hugh Perry,” said the man with bright red hair, matching beard, and fire in his eyes after stepping off stage in New York City many years ago. “My music name thunder and lightning ...