SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥 Peter Anthony Morgan, lead singer of the popular reggae band Morgan Heritage that he founded with four siblings, died Sunday at 46, his family said.
The family asked for privacy and thanked people in advance for their love and support. The statement posted on social media did not share a cause of death.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness wrote on the X social media platform that his 鈥渉eart is heavy鈥 over the news. He called Morgan's death a 鈥渃olossal loss" for Jamaica and reggae music.
Morgan, known as 鈥淧eetah,鈥 was a son of renowned Jamaican reggae singer Denroy Morgan.
He and his siblings formed Morgan Heritage in 1994, and the band won a Grammy for best reggae album in 2016 for 鈥淪trictly Roots.鈥
One of his brothers, Roy 鈥淕ramps鈥 Morgan, moved to Tennessee, where he aimed to introduce Nashville to reggae.
鈥淚f you follow reggae music and country music, it鈥檚 a lot of storytelling,鈥 . 鈥淚n reggae we tell the story of people suffering.鈥
The other siblings who helped found the band were Una Morgan, Nakhamyah 鈥淟ukes鈥 Morgan and Memmalatel 鈥淢r. Mojo鈥 Morgan.
