Greetings one and all . Sad news to announce today . dancehall gospel entertainer LIEUTENANT STITCHIE passed away at Kingston public hospital on September 28th 2026 at the age of 60 years old . Press play below on my YouTube video for full details of his passing . https://youtu.be/4Bp_o_OmJZk?is=ruATqlm6LEb1PYS
Born Cleveland Laing in Spanish town jamaica his trade work was a biology teacher at a school in his hometown of Spanish town he later started his musical career in the late 1980’s working on sound systems such as stereo one sound system he then went on to work with Prince jammy in 1986 recording his hit single WEAR YUH SIZE which lead to his first album GREAT AMBITION being release in 1987 . his next big hit song NATTY DREAD topped the jamaica charts for 14 weeks . he then signed a a record deal with United States record label Atlantic records . He went on to release various more albums and topped charts until he decided to become a Christian and became a gospel entertainer . his health took a turn after suffering a stroke which had him hospitalized his wife made the official release of his passing . in 2017 I was blessed to have him and farm up jamaica representative as guest on my new tunes Thursday radio show on reggae king radio at vp records in queens New York press play below on the interview ⬇️
https://youtu.be/Rw4f4S0o75k?is=rG3AS2vdAabu3EJT
Leutenant stitchie paved the way for dancehall and gospel music his legacy shall and will live on to be a inspiration to many 🕊️🕊️🕊️ REST IN PEACE LT STITCHIE 🕊️🕊️🕊️ condolence to his family and friends .
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