Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, who sang and performed drums on “Don’t Flip Round,” “Shine” and different hits for the UK reggae band Aswad, died September 2. He was 62.
The band introduced his demise on its Instagram web page however didn’t present particulars. “It’s with deepest remorse and profound loss that we have now to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye,” the put up reads (see it right here). “Drummie was a lot liked and revered by each household, mates and friends alike. [He] has left us to affix our ancestors and leaves an enormous void each personally and professionally.”
Gaye and his bandmates Tony Robinson and Brinsley Dan Forde met at Holland Park College in London and launched numerous singles that dented the UK chart earlier than scoring large with “Don’t Flip Round” in 1988 (see the video under). The jaunty monitor penned by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren hit No. 1 in Nice Britain and New Zealand and reached the High 10 in different nations together with Eire, Belgium and the Netherlands however did not chart on the Billboard Scorching 100 stateside.
Buoyed by the worldwide success of fellow UK reggae band UB40 on the time, the only was from Aswad’s from twelfth album, Distant Thunder, which hit No. 10 within the UK and went gold there. The LP dented the Billboard 200 stateside.
Aswad — a correct noun which means “black” in Arabic — adopted up “Don’t Flip Round” with “Give a Little Love” later in 1988, reaching No. 11 within the UK, and had one other High 10 hit there with “Shine” in 1994. That music additionally went High 10 in Eire.
The band launched greater than 20 studios albums from its self-titled 1976 debut by way of 2009’s Metropolis Block, 10 of which made the UK charts.
Born on September 24, 1959, Gaye additionally produced songs for acts together with the Swedish group Ace of Base, whose 1994 tackle “Don’t Flip Round” grew to become a global hit. Taken from the group’s multiplatinum debut album, the remake made the High 5 within the U.S. and UK and topped the Canadian single chart. It additionally hit the High 10 in a number of different nations together with Denmark, Germany, Finland, Scotland and Iceland.
Gaye additionally produced tracks for Vanessa Mae, Carroll Thompson and others.
Right here’s the video for Ace of Base’s model of “Don’t Flip Round”:
