Spinner2012-02-01 01:09

King Stitt Dead: Jamaica's Oldest Living DJ Dies at 72

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King Stitt, Jamaica's oldest living DJ, has died after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 72. According to The Washington Post, Stitt's good friend and musicologist Bunny Goodison has confirmed the death of pioneering DJ, who was also being treated for diabetes at a Kingston hospital at the time of his death.

Born Winston Spark, the DJ began his career in the late 1950s on the Jamaican sound-system scene. Stitt later helped to develop the vocal style known as "toasting," which inspired American hip-hop.

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