Ranking Dread
b. Winston Brown, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Ranking Dread established his reputation as a live DJ for Lloyd Coxsone’s London-based sound system as yet another in the long line of eccentric, idiosyncratic microphone men associated with reggae music. His particular style of delivery was based around a slurring, almost whining, vocal, constantly interrupted by comments and interjections, and offered definite proof that it was not what you said, but how you said it that mattered. His early recordings were inauspicious and failed to make any impact, but Lots Of Loving was among the most played records in UK reggae in 1979/1980, where the combination of Dread’s delivery and some of Sly And Robbie’s and Sugar Minott’s best rhythms assured his popularity. A number of big-selling 12-inch singles followed, a couple of which hovered in the lower reaches of the national charts. He is now believed to be residing in Canada but no longer records or works live.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Most Wanted - (Fattie Boom Boom)
Reggae - Released by Greensleeves Records on 22 Apr 2010
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Hard Time
Reggae - Released by Alexander Music Group on 13 Jan 2014
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Lots of Loving
Reggae - Released by Jah Life Records on 13 Mar 2016
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Stylelily (Lots of Loving)
Reggae - Released by High Power Music on 26 Jun 2020
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Bandulu Hard Times (Extended 12" Version)
Cornell Campbell, Ranking Dread
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on 3 Aug 2012
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Bandulu
Reggae - Released by Authentic Jamaican Music on 3 Aug 2012
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Love and Devotion
Reggae - Released by High Power Music on 26 Jun 2020
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Hard Times
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on 13 Jan 2014
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Hard Times
Dub - Released by Authentic Jamaican Music on 13 Jan 2014
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