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Reggae Pioneer Mikey Dread Dead At 54

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2008-03-17 21:42:39 by Sturgell of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
...Dread is dead. He succumbed to a brain tumour late yesterday afternoon at his family home in Connecticut, USA at the age of 54. Born Michael Campbell in Port Antonio, Jamaica, he distinguished himself as an extraordinary studio engineer and presenter at the now defunct Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) where he came to prominence in the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mikey Dread R.I.P.

2008-03-28 23:06:47 by Urban Hatemonger in Music Banter
 
...Dread was a key player in the unlikely marriage between punk and reggae that enlivened British pop music in the late 1970s. When the Clash invited him to London to work with them in 1979, he was already an award-winning broadcaster in Jamaica and a well-known dreadlocked reggae performer. But his production work on the Clashs hit single...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mikey Dread, 1954-2008

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2008-03-22 09:56:00 by Happy In Bag in There Stands the Glass
...Dread- Break Down the Walls I was pleasantly surprised to hear the distinctive sound of Mikey Dread spilling out of storefronts and from market boomboxes when I visited Brixton last week. I hadn't yet learned that the reggae legend died March 15 While Dread was Jamaican, I'll always associate him with England. It was Dread's work with the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Reggae Star Mikey Dread Dies Dies of Brain Tumor

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2008-03-16 02:33:00 by Editor in World Music Central
...Dread died Saturday, March 15th 2008 at 7:00 pm EST. Michael Campbell better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster Mikey Dread was born in 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica. From an early age, Campbell showed a natural aptitude for engineering and electronics. After he finished college, Campbell started out as an...
 
 
 
 
 
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Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977

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2007-12-21 06:48:00 by AMP in It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker
...Dread 1972-1977 Label: Blood And Fire, 1997 Record date: 1972-77 Album style: Deejay, Dub, Instrumental, Lee Library, Roots, Tubby, Vocals b. Vivian Jackson, 14 June 1949, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Yabby acquired his nickname from the drawn-out, chanting refrain on his 1972 debut single, "Conquering Lion": "Be You, Yabby Yabby You"....
 
 
 
 
 
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Mikey Dread - Beyond World War III

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2008-01-09 06:27:00 by AMP in It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker
...Dread - Beyond World War III Record date: 1982 Label: Heartbeat Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library, Rockers Tacklist 1. Break Down The Walls 2. Jah Jah Love (In The Morning 3.The Jumping Master 4. Israel (12 Tribe) - Stylee (Extended Play 5. Warrior Stylee (Extended Stereo Style 6. Money Dread 7. Rockers Delight (Extended Play 8....
 
 
 
 
 
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R.I.P.: Mikey Dread

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2008-03-18 16:14:19 by Cecilia in Rock Sellout
...Dread passed away this Saturday of a brain tumor which he was diagnosed with last summer During his career, Dread recorded several successful singles and worked as a radio DJ. However hes probably best known for his work together with The Clash, when he in 1980 produced their single Bank robber and contributed to their Sandinista! album...
 
 
 
 
 
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Various Artists - Dub Xperience - The Dread Operators: An On-U Sound Compilation

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2008-01-18 08:50:00 by AMP in It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker
...Dread Operators: An On-U Sound Compilation Label: Cherry Red - Cleopatra Records Record date: 1981-84 Album Style: Dub, Experimental, Lee Library, Roots, UK Stylee From beginning to end, this album is packed with great dub, roots, and early dancehall recorded between 1981 and 1984. There isn't the over-production and/or over-experimentation...
 
 
 
 
 
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U.K. Decay - Rising From The Dread

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2008-08-02 20:25:00 by Club80 in The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party
...Dread . It was a four song EP that included, " Werewolf ", " Jerusalem Over (The White Cliffs Of Dover) ", " Rising From The Dead " and " Testament ". None of the tracks appeared on an album but all but " Jerusalem Over (The White Cliffs Of Dover) " appeared on their live cassette-only release, A Night For Celebration . The Luton, England...
 
 
 
 
 
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Making the Team: Anxiety, Dread and Excitement

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2008-10-02 20:06:08 by Kelli Finglass in Country Music Blog
...dread and excitement. Believe it or not, I, too, get pre-audition nerves and suffer through sleepless nights (exacerbated by my snoring 15-year-old Shih Tzu) just like the contestants I become anxious about finding the right women to make our team, and I dread the loss of family time and the commitment to a rigorous training schedule. I hate...