The celebrated Jamaican percussionist Uziah “Sticky” Thompson died on Monday 25 August 2014, at his home in Florida (United States). His contributions to hundreds of songs and recordings were beyond counting, and his name appears on the greatest reggae albums alongside the most famous singers: Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, The Congos, Culture, Alton Ellis, Big Youth, Max Romeo, Peter Tosh… Born on 1 August 1936 in the Jamaican countryside, he left for Kingston as a teenager to find work. Hired by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One to run his sound system, he even deejayed under the name Cool Sticky. Before becoming a percussion specialist in the early 70s, which he remained until his death.
