Pat Kelly Death
Pat passed away on July 16, 2019 at the age of 70. Pat's cause of death was complications of kidney disease.
When did Pat Kelly die?
July 16, 2019How did Pat Kelly die? What was the cause of death?
Complications of kidney diseaseHow old was Pat Kelly when died?
70
Pat Kelly Birthday and Date of Death
Pat Kelly was born in 1949 and died on July 16, 2019. Pat was 70 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1949
Date of Death: July 16, 2019
Age at Death: 70
Pat Kelly - Biography
Pat Kelly (born 1949, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer whose career began in the late 1960s.
In 1968, Kelly went solo, moving from Reid to Bunny Lee, and debuting with another Mayfield cover, "Little Boy Blue". Kelly's "How Long Will It Take" was the biggest-selling Jamaican single of 1969, and was the first Jamaican record to feature a string arrangement, which was overdubbed when it was released in the United Kingdom on the Palmer Brothers' Gas label. An album followed, the Lee "Scratch" Perry-engineered Pat Kelley Sings (sic), and Kelly was offered a £25,000 contract by Apple Records, which he was unable to accept due to existing contractual commitments.
Kelly continued to record, having a big hits for producer Phil Pratt in 1972 with "Soulful Love" and "Talk About Love", and returning to record with Duke Reid, having another hit with a cover of John Denver's "Sunshine".
He fell back on his earlier training, working as an engineer at Channel One Studios. He also moved into production, producing his own Youth and Youth album in 1978, and co-producing (with Holt) John Holt's The Impressable John Holt (Disco Mix) album in 1979.The late 1970s and early 1980s saw Kelly recording more regularly again, and he continued to record occasionally in the years that followed.
