Jamaica Calling
There are all sorts of reasons a musician might disappear into the pop-culture ether, seemingly without a trace: substance abuse, a religious epiphany, a loss of inspiration, the kind of shift in musical trends or listener tastes that makes an artist seem out-of-step overnight. If you’re Claudius Linton, reggae singer, you might decide to say simply “no more” after too many years spent pushing against a business that blithely rips off artists if it means a few more nickels in the coffers.