most popular songs, "Cool Operator", which became his nickname. He worked with a string of producers in the years that followed, including Joe Gibbs ("Mash Up Illiteracy", "Pretty Girl"), Gussie Clarke ("Love"), Winston "Niney" Holness ("Rascal Man"), Harry J ("Ask The Lonely"), and Joseph Hoo Kim ("It's a Shame"). In 1976, he recorded a cover of The Wailers' "I'm Still Waiting" for Lloyd Charmers, which was hugely popular, and enjoyed some cross-over success, and was followed by the album Sarge, which is considered one of his strongest. Also a Bob Andy produced song, "The Last Thing on My Mind" rose to number one in Jamaica. Wilson continued to be successful until the end of the decade, but his career floundered during the early 1980s, with releases less common. His fortunes revived in the digital age with releases for King Jammy ("Don't Put The Blame on Me") and Bunny Lee ("Ease Up"), with new albums following, but he again drifted out of the limelight, with his health declining, and is best remembered for his earlier work. Wilson is referenced by The Clash in their 1978 track "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais". Delroy Wilson died at the age of 46 on 6 March 1995 at Kingston's UWI hospital, of complications from cirrhosis of the liver. In 2013 Wilson was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican Government. In 2015 Wilson's childhood friend Everard "Jah Ruby" Metcalf released the album The Delroy Wilson Story, featuring 21 cover versions of Wilson's songs. Albums I Shall Not Remove (1966) Studio One Good All Over (1969) Coxsone/Studio One Better Must Come (1971) Dynamic Sounds Captivity (1973) Big Shot For I And I (1975) Grounation Sarge (1976) Charmers Last Thing on My Mind (1977) Harry J Money (1977) Clocktower Mr. Cool Operator (1977) EJI Lovers' Rock (1978) Burning Sounds Who Done It (1979) Third World True Believer in Love (197?) Carib Gems True Believer in Love (197?) Micron Unedited (197?) Hulk Living in the Footsteps (1980) Joe Gibbs Go Away Dream (1982) Black Music Nice Times (1983) Vista Sounds Reggae Classics (1984) Londisc Worth Your Weight in Gold (1984) Burning Sounds The Dean of Reggae (1985) Mister Tipsy Looking For Love (1986) Phill Pratt Million Busters in Reggae (198?) Top Rank Super Mix Hits (198?) Pioneer International Dancing Mood Studio One Oldies But Goodies Pioneer International (with Owen Gray) Now (19??), Real Wax Wilson's work