About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Peter Tosh, Barrington Levy, Charlie Chaplin, King Tubby, Mikey Dread, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, Sly and Robbie, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Toots & the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Gregory Isaacs, Alton Ellis, The Pioneers, Ernest Ranglin, Laurel Aitken, Clancy Eccles, Max Romeo, Leroy Sibbles, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Junior Byles, Ken Boothe, Winston Grennan, Big Youth, Glen Adams, Derrick Morgan, Horace Andy, Inner Circle, Judge Dread, Wayne Wonder, Cornell Campbell, Harry J, Millie, The Heptones, Freddie McGregor, Symarip, Prince Far I, John Holt, Dennis Alcapone, Duke Reid, Lynn Taitt, Bob Andy, U-Roy, Barry Biggs, I-Roy, Rupie Edwards, Don Drummond, Leslie Kong, Niney the Observer, Boris Gardiner, Tommy McCook, Bruce Ruffin, The Silvertones, Pluto Shervington, Scotty, The Techniques, Phyllis Dillon, Eric Donaldson, The Upsetters, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Johnny Osbourne, Dave and Ansell Collins, Lord Tanamo, Slim Smith, The Melodians, Linval Thompson, Count Ossie, The Tennors, The Paragons, Marcia Griffiths, The Gaylads, The Slickers, Special Beat. Excerpt: Michael George Campbell (born 4 June 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica - died 15 March 2008 in Connecticut, United States), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. His abilities, technical expertise, and unique vocal delivery combined to create a unique sound that tells the listener emphatically that it is the "Dread at the Controls." From an early age, Campbell showed a natural aptitude for engineering and electronics. In 1976, after he finished college, Campbell started out as an engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). Campbell wasn't impressed that the JBC's playlists mainly consisted of bland, foreign pop music at a time when some of t...
