[citation needed] Levy and his dance move are associated with the genres of reggae, dancehall, or Jamaican music involving the soft playing of instruments such as guitars, keyboards, bass percussion, and horns, which developed in the 1960s, but did not become popular until the 1980s.
Songs that came from rocksteady include: "Say What You're Saying" (1967) by Clancy Eccles, "People Funny Boy" (1968) by Lee Scratch Perry, and The Pioneers' 1967 hit single, "Long Shot Bus' Me Bet.
[13] This combination of music and dance quickly became a popular weekend hobby for the young people of Jamaica and, later, the world.
[15] As he sat in a Ford F-150 with four other people, two men on motorcycles rode by and shot the car multiple times, sending all occupants to the hospital; only Levy and one other died of their wounds.
[16] Former creative rival over the previous year, John Hype,[17] was suspected of the murder after his house had been fire-bombed and burnt down later that evening.
In his song “L.O.Y.” Beenie Man sings, “Check Mr. Bogle and the Roses Crew, have a new dance they want everybody to do.” At the time of Levy’s death, Beenie Man offered a million dollar bounty for Levy's murderers and said he would raise the bounty to two million dollars after a week.
Pop-star Rihanna[20] has acknowledged Gerald Levy's legacy in her song and video, “Rude Boy,” in which she is seen doing the Bogle and other Jamaican dance-hall moves.