Lincoln Valentine Scott (29 April 1956 – 9 October 2014), better known as Style Scott, was a Jamaican

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drummer, famous for playing in the

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and, later, with

Dub Syndicate Dub Syndicate is a dub band, formed by Adrian Sherwood, which became a showcase for Adrian Sherwood's collaboration with Lincoln "Style" Scott, former drummer with the Roots Radics, Suns of Arqa and Creation Rebel. Dub Syndicate initially e ...

. He also recorded and performed with

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and

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Career

Born in Chapelton, Clarendon Parish, Scott's musical career started in the 1970s while he was still in the

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, when he would often sit in on band rehearsals.Campbell, Howard (2014)
Drummer 'Style' Scott KILLED
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'', 13 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014 He started playing on sessions for Jamaica's reggae and dub producers at that time, which led to the formation of the Roots Radics band in 1978 with bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt and guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont. The group played as the rhythm section for many artists including

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, and

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, as well as releasing their own records. Scott met dub producer

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while touring Europe with

in the 1980s the start of a long term collaboration, playing with several On-U acts including African Head Charge,

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, New Age Steppers and

Singers & Players Singers & Players were a reggae collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records. They recorded five albums between 1981 and 1988. Including musician, artists such as Bim Sherman, Prince Far I an ...

. He became a core member of Dub Syndicate, and drummed on the debut LP by

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. Scott started his own record label, Lion & Roots, which released the later Dub Syndicate records. Scott was found dead in his home in Manchester Parish on 9 October 2014. The circumstances of his death are unknown at present but gunshots or explosions were heard from his house in Manchester Parish.

References

External links

2011 Video interview with Style Scott
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Style 1956 births 2014 deaths People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica On-U Sound Records artists Jamaican reggae musicians