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“Young Cassius Clay” Passes

“Young Cassius Clay” Passes

June 7, 2023
2:23 pm

The late veteran entertainer, Winston Yearwood, better known as Young Cassius Clay has been described as a very talented man and a great person who was generous to a fault.

The former boxer, singer and hotel performer is said to by friends to have passed away last night in hospital.

He was a diabetic and had been ailing. He was in his late seventies.

Friend and former primary school mate Richard Stoute remembers the multi-talented entertainer.

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Close friend Yvette Clarke, who used the stage name, Madam Yvette, performed for many years on the hotel circuit with Young Cassius Clay.

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Yvette Clarke, Madam Yvette.

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