Guitarist Dalton Browne is recuperating after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica Thursday evening.
Singer Freddie McGregor, Browne's friend of 50 years, said the surgery was successful and the veteran musician is resting.
The 64 year-old Browne suffered a massive heart attack four days earlier while at home in Kingston.
His family requested donations of blood to help with the surgery.
Dalton Browne, 64, is the second of five brothers all of whom are musicians. Glen (bass), Noel (keyboards), Cleveland (keyboards) and guitarist Danny are his siblings.
He and McGregor first met as members of the Generation Gap band in the early 1970s. Since the early 1980s, Dalton Browne has been musical director of McGregor's band.
He has also played on many of McGregor's hit songs including "Big Ship", "Push Come to Shove" and "All in The Same Boat".
Both are members of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
The Browne brothers performed together as The Browne Bunch, also during the early 1970s. They have established themselves as session/touring musicians and producers.
Glen has toured with Jimmy Cliff, Tarrus Riley and Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers. Cleveland is best known as half of Steely and Clevie, while Danny operated Main Street Records before becoming a Christian and concentrating on gospel music.
Written By Howard Campbell