Ranking Dread

Ranking Dread

Ranking Dread (b. either Winston Brown or Robert Blackwood) grew up in the ghettos of Rema and Tivoli of Jamaica. He became famous for his work as a deejay with the sound Ray Symbolic in the 70's.

By the end of his musical career he had released three critically acclaimed deejay albums and a dub record.

Ranking Dread was also known to be one of Englands most influential yardies.

External links

* [http://home.swipnet.se/kalcidis/discorankingdread/ Discography]


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