Steve Barrow, the Man Who Helped Preserve the History of Reggae, Dies at 80

Steve Barrow, the Man Who Helped Preserve the History of Reggae, Dies at 80

Steve Barrow, the British historiographer, compiler, and liner note writer whose decades of dedicated work helped preserve the history of Jamaican music for future generations, died in May 2026. He was 80. Born September 29, 1945, Barrow came to reggae the way the best music obsessives usually do — through the physical act of being […] The post Steve Barrow, the Man Who Helped Preserve the History of Reggae, Dies at 80 appeared first on That Eri…