Musical Youth Still Passing The Dutchie 42 Years Later

In 1982, Grammy nominated reggae band Musical
Youth achieved global success with their hit “Pass The
Dutchie,” a song based on The Mighty Diamonds’ “Pass The
Kouchie.” Three decades later, members Dennis Seaton, Michael
Grant, Kelvin Grant, Frederick Waite Junior (Junior Waite), and a
representative of Patrick Waite’s estate initiated legal
proceedings in 2004 against their lawyers according to court
documents obtained by WMV. This, after
losing a previous dispute stemming from a 1984 agreement
outlining the division of royalties between the owners of the
copyright in the original work and the derivative work.