(June 19, 2026) We are sad today to report the passing of singer Toney Lee, best known for the 80s dance jam “Reach Up.” His family announced his passing on social media. Arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Lee may not have had the household-name profile of some of the giants who shaped the post-disco era, but for club and dance music fans, the Brooklyn-born singer’s powerful voice remains attached to one of the great early-’80s floor-fillers.
Lee’s signature moment arrived in 1982 with “Reach Up,” a buoyant Radar Records single co-written with producer Eric Matthew. The song became a club favorite, reaching the U.S. dance charts and later finding new life when it was sampled on Phats & Small’s 1999 international hit “Turn Around.” Lee followed with other dance and R&B releases, including “Love So Deep,” “Teaser,” and “My Baby Loves Me,” building a catalog cherished by collectors of boogie, post-disco and garage-era soul.
Decades later, Toney Lee’s music still carries the lift promised in his best-known song: upbeat, urban, spiritually rooted, and made for people who believe the dance floor can be a place of joy. May he rest in peace.
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