Forward 3rd World

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Sad to report that the lead singer from Third World passed away today..
Condolences out to his family & friends..
Bunny Rugs RIP February 6, 1948 - February 2, 2014.
Here is a Big Waters Edge spotlight I recorded a few years back with him..




Excerpt Cited From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Rugs
William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke (born 6 February 1948), also known as Bunny Scott, is the lead singer of Jamaican reggae band Third World as well as recording as a solo artist. He began his career in the mid-1960s and has also been a member of Inner Circle and the duo Bunny & Ricky. Born in Mandeville and raised on John's Lane in Kingston, Clarke's father was an Anglican preacher.[1] He joined Charlie Hackett and the Souvenirs, the resident band at the Kitty Club on Maxfield Avenue, in the mid-1960s before leading the early lineup of Inner Circle in 1969. A spell living in New York City followed from 1971 where he was a member of the dance band Hugh Hendricks and the Buccaneers, and later the Bluegrass Experience with Glen Adams, Eric Frater, and Sparrow Martin.[1][2] He returned to Jamaica in 1974 and recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry at the Black Ark, initially as a backing singer, then with Leslie Kong's nephew Ricky Grant as the duo Bunny & Ricky, releasing singles such as "Freedom Fighter" and "Bushweed Corntrash", and also recording the solo album To Love Somebody (1975, credited as Bunny Scott).[1] He was also a member of The Wild Bunch before returning to New York and taking over as lead singer of Third World from Milton "Prilly" Hamilton in 1976.[2] With Third World he recorded the successful 96° in the Shade album, and he has been with the band ever since.[2] He returned to the Black Ark in 1977, contributing backing vocals (with Earl 16) to Yabby You's "Chant Down Babylon Kingdom".[1]