November 22 1944: Max Romeo is born Max Smith, the eldest of nine children. 1946: Aston Francis Barrett aka 'Family Man' is born in Kingston, Jamaica. ----: Shimura Hitoshi [Ska Flames; drums] is born. 1973: (or 1972): Patra (Dorothy Smith) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1980: DJ General Echo aka Ranking Slackness (b. Errol Robinson) passes away (shot dead by police) in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 24. (b. December 8, 1955)  November 23 ----: Sharon Marley Blendergast [Melody Makers] (first daughter of Bob and Rita; stepchild by Rita) is born. 1945: Singer Cornell Campbell is born in St. Andrew, Jamaica. 1949: Marcia Griffiths (Marcia Llyneth Griffiths) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1967: Singer Singing Melody (Everton Hardware) is born. 1972: The Abyssinians record "Y Mas Gan" for Lloyd Daley, The Matador. It can be heard on a compilation "Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions, 1968-1972" (Heartbeat HB 92) with it's version "Y Mas Gan Version".  November 24 1951: The Star newspaper, Jamaican evening tabloid, starts as an eight-page publication with two editions. 1988: South Africa's justice minister announced that Nelson Mandela would not be returned to prison upon his recovery from tuberculosis, but would instead remain in custody in another location.