Brooklyn, New York — 1982 Glen Adams was a Jamaican keyboardist whose organ work became a core part of reggae’s instrumental sound from the late 1960s onward. He worked closely with the Upsetters, the Wailers, Ken Boothe, and the Heptones, contributing to recordings that shaped roots reggae and its early evolution. By the late 1970s, Adams had moved from Jamaica to New York, settling in Brooklyn, where he continued to record and perform as part of reggae’s expanding presence outside the island.