the news report that steely from the jamaican production duo steely & clevie passed away yesterday due to complications from pneumonia. the electro riddims of keyboardist wycliffe ’steely’ johnson and drummer cleveland ‘clevie’ browne heavily influenced the jamaican dancehall sound since the 80s, with hit productions made for gregory isaacs, maxi priest, foxy brown etc. clevie had pioneered the use of drum machines in reggae and both steely and clevie were instrumentalists for the house bands of reggae kings such as lee scratch perry, king jammy and bob marley. rip steely!