Tenor Saw lives on.....WHEN dancehall's roll is called up yonder, singer Tenor Saw's name will definitely be there....

WHEN dancehall's roll is called up yonder, singer Tenor Saw's name will definitely be there.

Tenor Saw at The mic

His spiritually-laced songs, catchy lyrics and unique voice, defined 1980s dancehall music and influenced a generation of singers.At the height of his four-year reign, the 21-year-old (whose given name was Clive Bright) was found dead with broken limbs near a Texas roadway in August 1988.

Though the circumstances of his death remain shrouded in mystery, 25 years after, there is no denying Tenor Saw's legacy lives on.Producer George Phang, who first recorded him for his Powerhouse label, remembers their first meeting at Dynamic Sounds in St Andrew which led to the gospel-inspired song Roll Call, released in 1984.

"At the time, I was recording Half Pint's Greetings and Michael Palmer's Lick Shot," Phang told Splash.Read more: