Delroy Washington

Delroy Washington (5 November 1952 – 27 March 2020) was a Jamaican-British reggae singer best known for his releases for Virgin Records in the late 1970s.

[1] In 1973 he released an independently produced single "Lonely Street" on the Count Shelly label.

He appeared on the 1984 Jah Shaka album Message From Africa, singing the opening track "Help One Another".

[4] Washington founded the Federation of Reggae Music, which worked with Brent Council to install a blue plaque on the house in Neasden where the Wailers lived in the early 1970s.

[5] Washington was diabetic, but he followed a healthful lifestyle to manage the disease: He was a pescetarian and practiced karate.