Glenmore Lloyd Brown (1943 or 1944[1][2] – 4 October 2019), also known as "God Son"[3] and "The Rhythm Master",[4] was a Jamaican singer, musician, and record producer, working primarily in the genres of reggae and dub.
Born in Kingston, Brown began his musical career in the 1960s as vocalist with Sonny Bradshaw's jazz group, subsequently recording duets with Hopeton Lewis, Lloyd Robinson and Dave Barker for producers such as Duke Reid and Coxsone Dodd.
[2][3] In the early 1970s, he began working as a producer, initially for the Shalimar label,[3] and recorded Augustus Pablo-influenced melodica tracks,[5] such as 1972's "Merry Up".
Due to low funds, his early releases were pressed in limited runs,[3] but since became more widely available on various compilations, such as The Way To Mount Zion (featuring material from the 1969–1976 period), and Termination Dub, featuring material recorded with King Tubby between 1973 and 1979, and released on Simply Red vocalist Mick Hucknall and reggae chronologist historiographer Steve Barrow's Blood and Fire (record label).
[8] In 2010 Brown was admitted to a New York nursing home, suffering from renal failure, diabetes, loss of vision, dementia, and a heart condition.