Trevor Elliott, a music producer who had chart success during the early 1980s with singer Edi Fitzroy, died in Florida on July 5. He was 74 years old.

His family confirmed his death by posting on social media.

Elliott was an employee of the state-run Jamaica Information Service in the late 1970s when he got into music production with his Music Ambassador label. It was during that period he met Edi Fitzroy, a roots artiste who worked as an accountant with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, another government organisation.

Their partnership was fruitful, producing three big hits for Fitzroy — The Gun, Check For You Once and Princess Black. In a 2017 interview with the Jamaica Observer, shortly after Fitzroy’s death, Elliott spoke about their friendship.

“He was a very humble man…loved people. Edi was a true professional,” he said.

Elliott was a longtime resident of North Florida. He continued to produce songs after migrating to the United States, working with singers Marcia J Ball and Vernon Buckley of The Maytones.

“I was honoured to work with a legendary producer/artiste. He was such a humble soul,” said Ball.

She was one of the acts who contributed to Sweet Like Sugar: A Tribute To The Late Sugar Minott, a 2017 compilation album saluting the lovers rock singer who died in 2010.

The thanksgiving service for Trevor Elliott will take place on July 18 at New Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Ocala, Florida.

— Howard Campbell