Veteran musician, Marcel Cruickshank, who was for many years a member of Dominican’s longest-serving band, Swinging Stars, has passed away.
Swinging Stars Band leader, Peter Letang, told Dominica News Online (DNO) this morning that Cruickshank died at the Princess Margaret Hospital at 7:25 last night. He said Cruickshank had been ailing since after Carnival this year.
Cruickshank started off in music as a drummer for Swinging Stars and later became the sound engineer for the band performing that role for the rest of his musical career.
Letang also told DNO that Cruickshank was the drummer involved in the original creation of the soca beat which has been attributed to the calypsonian, Lord Shorty, of Trinidad and Tobago.
Cruickshank was also an electronics technician who operated a repair workshop located in Roseau.
Marcel Cruickshank was the brother of the late Oliver Cruickshank of Exile One fame.
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Hello and good morning my people. First, I want to offer my condolence to the family of Mr Cruickshank for their lost and I want to thank them for sharing him with us. Now, I hope the band will find a highly qualified sound engineer to keep bring us this unique sound that the band is known for. Rest in Peace sir.
Rest In Peace Marcel!!
Rip marcel you’ll surely be missed
RIP Marcel.You taught me at a young age about electronics in Roseau .Ill never forget.Thanks.
A great person has left Rest in Peace Marcel condolences to Shahida and her siblings. To the rest of the family be strong he is in a better place today
Marcel I’ll miss you I pass by the repair shop two weeks ago to see you but sais you not feeling well and now you are gone. sad RIP MY BRO
Another genius has left us there was not a thing he could not fix may he rest in peace one love brother
You were always on the job, now it’s your time to rest. So long my friend, so long.
RIP Marcel, you will be surely missed by all those who knew you. To the family, accept my sympathies.
Will surely miss you. Hanover street, Swinging Stars and all those whose lives you touched , be it in music, electronics or social encounters will certainly feel the void you left. RIP.
please check the spelling of his last name. There are 3 different ways in the article
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My heartfelt condolences go out to his family at this difficult time.
RIP good brother
Condolences to your friends and family.
RIP Malayway. Like they needed a sound Engineer in heaven