UPdate: Singer did NOT die on Tom Joyner Cruise as was reported earlier (scroll down for details).
*Bahamian singer Johnny Kemp, best known for his 1988 hit “Just Got Paid,” has died,according to The Bahamas Weekly. He was 55.
Kemp died Thursday (April 16) after falling and hitting his head while on the Tom Joyner Morning Cruise, according to The Root.
However, there are conflicting reports that he died after falling on rocks on the beach in Jamaica. Reportedly he was to join the cruise in Jamaica. Beyond that, details are still sketchy as to what exactly happened.
UPDATE …
Reach Media, the company responsible for the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage, has issued the following statement:
“We have received confirmation that Johnny Kemp has passed away. We do not have any other details. We can confirm he was not on the ship for the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Cruise.”
Born August 2, 1959, Kemp started singing in Bahamian nightclubs at age 13. He moved to New York in 1979 with the band “Kinky Fox.”
His self-titled debut album came out in 1986 and he scored a minor hit with “Just Another Lover.”
Kemp is survived by his wife Deidre and his two sons.
