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Radio disc jock Mikey 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 1970s as "The Dread-the-Control Tower", the name of the late night show he presented at a time when reggae musi... MORE
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I've just seen Sturgell's post breaking the news of his death yesterday at the age of 54.
So....here is "Break Down the Walls" discomix-style from 1986.
Remember him this way.
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Revolutionary radio dj, musician and champion of reggae music Mikey Dread has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and is undergoing chemotherapy. Probably most famous for his late-night radio show on now defunct JBC Radio in Jamaica, Dread is a huge force in reggae music history and Jamaican music culture. Last year he celebrated his 30th year as The Dread At The Control, dubbed so for his radio show that championed local ska, rock-steady and dub music at a time when the ... MORE
