RIP Kevin ‘Squingy’ Bennett
Dancehall.Mobi news update – sound system selector Kevin ‘Squingy’ Bennett, of the long-time popular ‘clash specialist’ Bass Odyssey sound system, reportedly died early this morning in the Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where he was being treated for an undisclosed terminal illness that he had been battling for years.
His death comes just days short of the first in a series of fund raising dances that were planned on his behalf – to be held in various U.S. cities, starting with Brooklyn, New York, this Saturday, November 28. It’s likely that the events will still be staged in order to raise money for his funeral expenses and family.
Condolences to the family, friends, industry associates and fans of Squingy.
Photo source: forum.dancehallreggae.com.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. R.I.P Squingy from WorldFLavas Family
R.I.P. Kevin a.k.a Squingy you will surely be missed by all of us your memories still lives on. My Condolences to the family and friends god know best that he couldn’t bear this pain any longer just be strong. Blessed love
jah no mi yute gawn…… what will the dancehall seen be like? a real entertainer , he will truly b missed.
best of wishes to family and children, get through your loss the way Squingy would, get up and fight again RIP mi dupes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Squingy! LEGEND! TRENDSETTA! ENTERTAINER! IDOL! BASS ODYSSEY! REST IN POWER SQUINGY!
RESPECT FROM RAMPAGE SOUND FAMILY – DJ RAMPAGE, FATFINGAZ, YOS
RIP Squingy my favorite DJ in the world !
OMG, OMG I MISS YOU BABE!!!!!!!!!GONE BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN………..
you will be miss..you were sumone i grew up with, never thought i would loose you…man i miss you..rip…and will give your son a big kiss….love tina
Yow, R.I.P. to one of my idols. You will be dearly missed!!!!
respect to di real big man… rip my brotha. jah know squingy was one of di selectas that made me wanna play on a sound. my condolences to the Bennetts and the whole extended musical family weh can really appreciate what a loss this is. his memory will live on foreva in the music. bless
great icon can’nt for get best of wishes to all familys an fans R.I.P mi idol
BLESS UP MY YOUTH YOU WHERE ONE OF THE BEST I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU R.I.P
More than an icon in the business, creativity and selection king, always a joy to listen to, can cuss with the best of them, always bigging up his “country people”, R.I.P. Squingy.
R.I.P. Squingy You have set a very high standard for the rest of the danchall to live up to. Bless
Gone too soon. Jah know star me feel it to mi heart rasta. A jus d good people dem a dead rasta. Rest in Peace Squingy, ma fallen soldier
RIP.. but once u have AIDS ur sure to die..its reality
Condolences to the family and to Bass Odyssey. Treasure the ones you love while they are here.
God looked in garden and saw an empty space, then he looked down on earth and saw a tired face, so he brought Squingy home to rest. Nuff respect and love to a dancehall genius that touched the lives of many! R.I.P.
GIVING THANKS FOR LIFE WHILE SAYING R.I.P TO SQUINGY!!!! THE BEST SELECTOR EVER!!!!!!! GLAD I RECORDED MOST OF OUR JUGGLING AND LINK UPS. REST EASY NOW MY BRETHREN AND COLLEAGUE OF MANY YEARS (FROM SCHOOL TO SOUND)…….ONLY GOD HAVE THE THING SORTED WHEN MANKIND FAIL US.
many a roads have we trod and in the midst of life there is death ; now its your time and it came so sudden but your memories will live on for ever!you were an icon , you have set a foundation no one can steal……
respect mi brethren
condolences to the immediate family and may his soul rest in peace and light perpetual shine on him…!
Will be sadly missed by the Brown’s Town Primary School Family. Gone are the days he played at our Fundays. accept our sympathy family members. Bass Odyssey the Big Mighty sound
DAMN I GOT LIKE 50 BASS ODYSSEY CASSETTES FROM LIKE 94 STRAIGHT BACK TILL NOW…r.i.p…U AH DI BOSS SQUINGY…WICKED SELECTAH
r.i.p squingy gone but not forgotten god saw one of his angels suffering and decided to have him there with him to be at peace take your place and sleep.
REST IN PEACE SQUINGY U WILL ALWAYS BE MISS FROM THE DACEHALL
yo di real boss selector and top sound killer rest in peace mi breder di best never stay too long!!!! rip bless on your journey!
R.I.P MI BOSS YUH A THE GREATEST THIN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May his soul rest in peace and light perpetually shine on him. I am sure the rest of Steer Town agrees with me when i say he will be greatly missed.
This has come as one big shock. I am lost for words. A tear in my eye…. why….. So much to give…. This was premature…. Knowing you from the age of 16….. I will never forget the contribution you have made to my life…. You were and are someone special in my life who I will never forget. Rest in perfect peace Kevin (aka Squingy) xx
R.ip youth u are a legend
god take wat no man can give,squingy u were my favourite selector,may ur soul rest in peace.
remember those days we sat up in the hills laughing over a drink of rum. but who knew it. our time spent would be cut short so soon but the memories we’ll hold dearly ‘ole worl clash king’ RIP squingy.
pink panta an squingy a the baddest selectors for country now wi lost squingy may his soul rest in peace an keep panta alive in every way wi can R.I.P kevin bennett
FATHER RABBI
REST IN PEACE GODFATHER SQUINGY YOU WERE A GREAT ICON IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND I THINK YOU HAD PLAY YOUR ROLE ON THIS EARTH FOR THE ALMIGHTY SO HE HAD TAKEN YOU HOME WERE YOU CAN NOW REST IN PEACE CONDOLENCES TO THE BENNET FAMILY AND THE BASS ODESSEY CREW BE STRONG JAH BLESS AND ALL MY BLESSING CONTINUALLY.
One Love, and blessings on your journey….
A great sound man he will be sadly miss .
R.I.P. mi selecta. You are loved around the world….we will truely miss you. My condolence to your family and fans around the world.
VERY sad. One of the few selectors that you just KNEW loved reggae music and respected the artists. R.I.P.
R.I.P. Squingy, condolences to your family
R.I.P you were one of the best sound killing selectors of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Squingy has gone from this world without our consent.But we are sure that he is in heaven making joyful reggae noise and representing for us now at the Heaven Clash and performing with Bob Marley and others.
Squingy, you’re missed by us all but we now realize that your abilities were too great for this failing world. Heaven needs you more.
Enjoy heaven Squingy
From the JAMINTEL OLDIES family
I BELEIVE SQUINGY WAS WHAT A TRUE SELECTOR SHOULD BE NOT JUST A SELECTOR BUT A TRUE ROLE MODEL A REAL MAN WHO LOOK OUT FOR OTHERS AND HIS THATS THE ROLE OF A TRUE TREND SETTER AS A UPCOMING SELECTOR I SEE SQUINGY AS A TRUE ICON REST IN POWER MI GENERAL STRAIGTH FOWARD RESPECT TO THE ENTIRE BASS ODYSSEY CREW COMING FROM QUICK MIX AND THE GLOBAL ENTOURAGE
RIP squingy, one of the best that ever did it. Trust mi dem man ya a real legend, is him and fire links and trooper mek me tek up sound ting.Dem man ya big up country any whe im go inna di world.
ur legacy will always be remembered
RIP SQUINGY
squingy u will be greatly miss,by your love ones and all your fans all around the world.you were truely one of the best….dancehall selectors in the world .rest in peace.
I met kevin some yrs ago and fell in love with him he was funny kind caring n miserable
I could count on him to be there for me whenever I needed him
I know if he were here today he would tell me to stop cryin but I can’t help it everything seems to remind me of him
Anyway may your soul rest in peace
For those of u fans who live in fl his memorial service will be on the 28th of nov at harmons funeral home in tampa
The body will be flown to ja on the 30th. And will lye in state at the st.dacre comm center on the 9th of december and will go to the final restin place in steer town on dec 12
OMG, SWINGY THE NAME THINNR 1 SAID HE GAVE YOU. AND WE CHANGE IT TO SQUINGY!!! OMG, BUT I CANT GET OVER THIS.! ITS CRAZY I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO GO TO JAMAICA. TO GO ON THE BEACH IF YOU STILL HAD PLAYED THERE. I JUST CANT LIVE THIS 1 DOWN…………
The ALMIGHTY IS THE SHEPPERD SO FAIR NO EVIL THOU GOING THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADDOW OF DEATH THY ROD & THY STAFF WILL COMFORT YOU. “MY FAVORITE DANCEHALL SELECTOR ”
BASS ODYSSEY CONTINUE TO CUT & BUILD THE BEST DUBS. “BLESS”
R.I.P Squingy u were truly tha best. Watching all ur soundclash videos I picked up so much and learnt a lot from your soundkilling skills, which helped me win the Zimbabwe Cup Clash UK 2009. A true LEGEND u will be missed..www.ladygee2.com
thankyou squingy for providing so much fun and joy both live, on cassette and cd/dvd over the years.condolences to ur family.rest in peace, may god bless ur soul…true natural talent!!!
RIP SQUINGY THE BEST THERE EVER WAS CONDOLENCES TO ALL UR FAMILY FRIENDS AND FANS…IT NOT GOOD BYE BUT GOOD OVER EVIL
rip squingy no longer in pain god bless x my love and blessings to your family and friends xx
REST IN PEACE BRO. U HA DE BEST TING ROUND SOUND. MI HA LISTEN BASS ODYSSEY FROM 1989. AND U HA DE PILOT AL DE WAY. U ALWAYS GIVE ME VIBES WHEN MI A PLAY MI LITTLE SOUND. UR NAME WIL ALWAYS LIVE ON BLESS. FR THE SIMPLEX SOUND (CANADA)
Sqingy gone but not forgotten RIP, one of the Worlds BADDEST Sound Clash Selectors, Bless
….. bwoi mi cyaa belive it, it is a real journey cause that is what odyssey means. Squingey was mi favorite selecta pon di big sound, will never forget when dem come a Puerto seco beach inna discovery bay and runaway bay (free beach) come play. REST IN PEACE mi dupes.
jah kno Squingy ah mi hero. R.I.P to di godfadda ah di “one rack war engine”. my condolences to the Bennett family n di whole Bass Odyssey crew!
jah now you are the best warrior love the work that you did just life
Squingy,a lot of people talking this and that,but Squingy i remember you from the days when you use to play a sound name Easy Rock before you became a champion,Squingy R.I.P and your memories will live on forever because no selector is better than you,you were the and still the best and will always be the best,you were born to play music Squingy,nuff love and respect.
R.I.P squingy ,u used to blaze di fire big time,hope u gon to enjoy werever u are ,jahman.
yo i remember growin up in the sound businees with blunt posse ,bassodesyy shashamane nuff sound mi can mention and ya si thee bwoy squingy member first time them clash blunt posse lord god wat ah clash squingy and black kat with panther wat ah next one travelers bwoy wat a icon he w stand pon speaker outta road inna dance he was a selector that give pure feeling gone but name will live on in the sound business 4 eva bless the family of him rip squingy mi one thee best mentor in the world