Lloyd Brevett OD (1 August 1931 – 3 May 2012) was a Jamaican double bassist, songwriter, and a founding member of The Skatalites.
[1] Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Brevett was a founding member in 1964 of the ska band The Skatalites.
[3] Brevett was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 1981, and the silver Musgrave Medal in October 2010.
[4] He toured and recorded with The Skatalites from the beginning of their reunion until 2004, when he was removed from the group after conflicts with newer members.
[6][7] Brevett had suffered a stroke in March, two weeks after the fatal shooting of his son, Okine, one of ten children that he had.