Peter Anthony Morgan, the lead singer of the Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage, a Grammy Award-winning group that was formed by children of the singer Denroy Morgan, died on Sunday.
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, described him as a husband, father, son and brother.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness wrote on the X social media platform that his “heart is heavy” over the news. He called Morgan’s death a “colossal loss” for Jamaica and reggae music.
Mr. Morgan, known as “Peetah,” started Morgan Heritage with some of his siblings in 1994.
Morgan, known as “Peetah,” 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 “Strictly Roots.”
One of his brothers, Roy “Gramps” Morgan, moved to Tennessee, where he aimed to introduce Nashville to reggae.
At the 2016 Grammys, the band’s album “Strictly Roots” won for best reggae album of the year. Its album “Avrakedabra” was up for the same award two years later, but lost out to “Stony Hill” by Damian Marley, a son of Bob Marley.
