Peter Morgan of Morgan Heritage has died

Lead Singer of Grammy Award-winning reggae group, Morgan Heritage, Peter Anthony Morgan has passed away on February 23 at age 46.

The Morgan Family disclosed this in a statement to announce the death of their beloved.

“It is out of sincere love that we share that our beloved father, son and brother and lead singer of Morgan Heritage, Peter Anthony Morgan has ascended today, February 23,” the family said in a statement.

The family asked that its privacy be respected during this time of their healing.

Mr. Morgan, known as “Peetah,” started Morgan Heritage with seven of his siblings in the 1994. The band later became a quintet.

For some early albums, including “Protect Us Jah” (1997) and “Don’t Haffi Dread” (1999), Morgan Heritage worked with Bobby Digital, one of Jamaica’s most influential producers.

Before a show at New York City’s Irving Plaza in 1999, a New York Times music critic wrote that the band “holds on to the 1970s reggae traditions of harmony singing and thoughtful messages.”

At the 2015 Grammys, the band’s album “Strictly Roots” won for Best Reggae Album of the year. Its album “Avrakedabra” was up for the same award two years later, but lost out to “Stony Hill” by Damian Marley, a son of Bob Marley.