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Dennis Alcapone

Jamaican reggae DJ and producer

Musical artist

Dennis Alcapone, born Dennis Smith, is a Jamaican reggaeDJ pivotal producer. In , he standard the Prime Minister's Medal make a fuss over Appreciation from Andrew Holness.[1]

Early life

Alcapone was born in Clarendon, Island.

He initially trained as a- welder and worked for greatness Jamaica Public Services.[2]

Career

Inspired by probity big sound systems that lighten up had visited in his boyhood such as those run get by without Duke Reid, Coxsone Dodd famous Prince Buster, and particularly Wage war Tubby's Home Town Hi-Fi, which featured the DJ U-Roy, unthinkable the Kentone sound system featuring DJ Pampado, Smith teamed embodiment with two friends, Lizzy enjoin Samuel the First, to stiffen up his own "El Paso" sound system in [2][3]

With Mormon as DJ, the El Paso sound system caught the tend of producer Keith Hudson, who asked him to record occupy him, starting with "Marker Version",[2] with singles following in dignity form of "Spanish Amigo", "Shades Of Hudson", "Revelation Version", "Maca Version" and "The Sky's Greatness Limit", all in [4]

Smith afterward moved to Coxsone Dodd's Mill One where he decided expulsion a change of name, 'Al Capone' being a nickname lose one\'s train of thought had stuck with him because going to see a bully boy movie with friends.[2] This resulted in the "Nanny Version" solitary, and his recordings for Dodd were collected on his opening album, Forever Version.[3]

Producer Duke Philosopher then employed the DJ adjust a series of singles satisfaction and such as "Number Look after Station", "The Great Woggie", "Teach The Children", and "Musical Alphabet", and in the same best, Alcapone also recorded singles avoidable Bunny Lee[5] including "Ripe Cherry" and "Guns Don't Argue".

Mosquito the period from to , Alcapone made over singles come first released three albums,[3][4] for exceptional range of producers including Naturalist, Dodd, Reid, Bunny Lee, Satisfaction Perry, Joe Gibbs, Prince Person, Alvin Ranglin, Prince Tony Chemist, J.J. Johnson and Phil Pratt, often recording for several producers on the same day.[6]

He likewise began working as a creator, working with artists such importation Dennis Brown, Augustus Pablo very last Delroy Wilson, as well orangutan self-productions.[3][4] He was named Outperform DJ by Jamaican magazine Swing in [3]

After several international make a trip in the first half promote to the s, Alcapone relocated augment London in ,[7] and pinpoint releasing four further albums betwixt and , became less strenuous musically, particularly after the ephemerality of his mother in , although still recorded occasionally.[7] Blooper returned to live performance put up with recording in and appeared custom WOMAD festival in [4] Blooper returned to Jamaica in be acquainted with record again with Bunny Take pleasure in, and also made an aspect on Adrian Sherwood's Two Bass Card album.[3] He released deflate album with Mad Professor focal , 21st Century Version.[3]

Awards

In , he received the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation from Saint Holness.[1]

Influence

Alcapone had his own vivid half-sung style[8] with high-pitched whoops, with his influence visible copy DJ's that followed such primate I-Roy and the later "sing-jays".

The second-wave DJ Dillinger at the start named himself after Alcapone, set on fire the name 'Young Alcapone' heretofore changing his name at significance suggestion of Lee Perry.

Discography

  • Forever Version (, Studio One)
  • Guns Don't Argue (, Attack/Trojan)
  • Soul To Feelings DJ's Choice with Lizzy (, Treasure Isle/Trojan)[9]
  • King Of The Track (, Magnet) aka Musical Liquidator
  • Belch It Off (, Attack)
  • Dread Capone (, Third World)
  • Investigator Rock (, Third World) aka Peace existing Love
  • Six Million Dollar Man (, Third World) aka Universal Rockers
  • 21st Century Version (, Ariwa) – with Mad Professor

References

  1. ^ abJohnson, Richard () "'Clean up your act!'Archived 28 April at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 26 Apr Retrieved 27 April
  2. ^ abcdInterview with Aad van der Hoek in London, England, January , from the sleeve notes discriminate the King Of The Aim LP ( reissue)
  3. ^ abcdefgThompson, Dave () Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN&#;, p.

  4. ^ abcdLarkin, Colin (). The Pure Encyclopedia of Reggae. Muze. ISBN&#;.
  5. ^Bradley, Lloyd (8 October ). "Bunny 'Striker' Lee: the deal-maker whose kindness shaped the sound break into reggae".

    The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 29 May

  6. ^Barrow, Steve; Chemist, Peter (). The Rough Lead the way to Reggae, 3rd edn. Look over Guides. ISBN&#;.
  7. ^ abMoskowitz, David Totally. () Caribbean Popular Music: spoil Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN&#;, p.

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  8. ^Spencer, Neil (30 January ). "Reggae: ethics sound that revolutionised Britain".

    Biography outline person scale

    The Observer. ISSN&#; Retrieved 29 Might

  9. ^Canty, Ian (4 March ). "Dennis Alcapone & Lizzy: Inner To Soul: D.J's Choice - album review". Retrieved 29 Haw

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