Stranger Cole, Jamaican Ska and Rocksteady Pioneer, Dies at 83
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Summary
Stranger Cole, the pioneering Jamaican singer known for his contributions to ska and rocksteady music in the 1960s, has died at age 83. Cole passed away at Kingston's University Hospital Of The West Indies after a two-week hospitalization due to a long illness. Born Wilburn Theodore Cole in Kingston, he earned the nickname "Stranger" reportedly because he didn't physically resemble his family members. His son Wilburn "Squiddly" Cole confirmed the news but did not disclose the cause of death.
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· 3 pulledCole died at Kingston's University Hospital Of The West Indies on Thursday.
Cole's son Wilburn 'Squiddly' Cole says that his father was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago after a long illness, but he didn't reveal the cause of Cole's death.
Wilburn Theodore Cole grew up in Kingston, and the legend is that he got the nickname 'Stranger' because he doesn't physically resemble the other members of his family.
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