I heard of Michael "Mikey Dread" Campbell's passing last night while at a Gregory Isaacs concert here in Baltimore and was immediately saddened to hear the bad news. Campbell was born on January 1, 1954 in Port Antonio Jamaica and years later after completing college he got a job as an engineer for the Jamaican Broadcasting Company in the 1970's. He wasn't particularly digging the amount of f...
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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...
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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 rad...
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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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Moozic says: After the splif is gone and I'm still looking around for it in a stooper, I hit play and realize that it's GONE man. The splif is gone! Then the sweet bass lines hit me...must be Mikey Dread. Takes me back to my younger days when I'm rollin' one on the atari console gettin' ready for some serious battle tank! Great Mp3 here. My advice: Smoke first, then chill with Mikey Dread! reg...
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SKAturday selection? End of a work week stylee?Wind it or grind it down to the selecters choice from Mp3 Jackpot Winner!Theme from Solidarity (Dub / Instrumental Reggae Music) by Mikey Dreadreggae/ska, dubeye_present says: Today we have the wacky, cool and mellow sound of dub echoing through the Mp3 jackpot. Although dub has never seen mainstream success, it has proven to be one of the most...(...
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Mikey Dread is the stage name of Michael George Campbell, a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was born on June 4, 1954 and passed away on March 15, 2008.
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One Of My Many Niece's Gimme A Listen 2 Dis Fulla, Few Years Ago,Alright-Bitta Reggae
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