Sunday, April 19, 2015

Johnny Kemp Found Dead in Jamaica's Montego Bay Ocean at 55



CNN.com:
Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, best known for the 1988 party anthem "Just Got Paid," died this week in Jamaica.

The singer is believed to have drowned at a beach in Montego Bay on Thursday, the Jamaica Constabulatory Force said in a press release. The statement listed his age as 54, but other reports say he was 55.

"Passersby saw Kemp's body floating faced down in the water" around 9:50 a.m., the statement said. "Police were summoned and the body removed to the morgue."

Kemp was scheduled to perform on the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Cruise, parent company Reach Media Inc. said in a statement. He had not boarded the ship.

"Just Got Paid" was a No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and earned Kemp a Grammy nomination.

1 comment:

  1. Reach Media stated Johnny was not on the ship, so he didnt 'fall overboard'. The beaches in Jamaica are beautiful, Ive been there. U can walk out 5-6' & walk back. I went windsurfing, no problems. I'd like more details. God bless! XO

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