Lee "Scratch" Perry's layering techniques were the stuff of legend; he used stones, water, kitchen utensils to create surreal, often haunting, sonic densityNEW YORK: Lee "Scratch" Perry, the wildly influential Jamaican singer and producer who pushed the boundaries of reggae and shepherded dub, died Sunday. "Lee 'Scratch' Perry was truly one of the most important and creative figures to have come out of Jamaica." Born March 20, 1936 in the rural Jamaican town of Kendal, Rainford Hugh "Lee" Perry left school at age 15, moving to Kingston in the 1960s. - 'Salvador Dali of music' -Perry's layering techniques were the stuff of legend; he used stones, water and kitchen utensils to create surreal, often haunting, sonic density. "You could never put your finger on Lee Perry -- he's the Salvador Dali of music," Keith Richards told Rolling Stone in 2010.

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