To the 64 years old legendary guitarist Dalton Browne passed away last Sunday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and Kingston, Jamaica, after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery that took place in the middle of the week and from which she was unable to recover.
The news was confirmed by his brother, keyboardist and music producer Cleveland “Clevie” Browne, who told the Loop news portal: “This is really hard for the family, this is a road i've never traveled before, the death of a brother”.
According to Clevie, Browne underwent quadruple bypass surgery Wednesday from which he was thought to be recovering well. A quadruple bypass heart surgery is an open-heart surgical procedure performed when four blood vessels are blocked and must be bypassed.
"Woke up on Thursday, this was something the doctors said you had to do on your own. This death is somewhat similar to Bobby Digital's, the recovery period after surgery is critical, needs constant attention. His three children from New York are here and that had lifted his spirits. He was speaking and answered, so i don't know what happened, maybe his heart was badly damaged and the father (God) He decided ", said Clevie Browne.
Dalton Browne suffered a massive heart attack on 25 last october, reason for which he was rushed to Andrews Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew. He was later referred to University Hospital of the West Indies for surgery.. On the occasion the family made a massive appeal to blood donors, message that was replicated by different artists, including Chronixx.
Browne was the preferred guitarist of many artists in the industry. His first foray into music was in the years 70 as part of "Browne Bunch", a family formation made up of him and his brothers Glen (low), Noel (keyboards), Cleveland (keyboards) and guitarist Danny.
Dalton, member of the 12 tribes of Israel, He was the musical director of Freddie McGregor's band for years, played on most of McGregor's hits, incluidas “Big Ship”, “Push Come to Shove” y “Prophecy”. McGregor's latest production, "If God is for Us" was also produced by Browne, and in Chile, remote country of South America, the departure of this great musician was closely felt by the members of the band Chinatown Ska, whose members were in Jamaica with Dalton, who recorded guitars for the album that will be released next December.
Source: Portales / RC team
