b. Dennis Smith, 6 August 1947, Clarendon, Jamaica, West Indies. Initially inspired by U-Roy, Alcapone began DJing for El Paso Hi-Fi in 1969. He was the first DJ to enjoy success on record after U-Roy, and likewise the first to challenge his dominance. His initial records were made for youth producer and sometime ghetto dentist Keith Hudson, with titles including "Shades Of Hudson" (1970), "Spanish Omega" (1970), "Revelation Version" (1970), "Maca Version" (1970) and "The Sky's The Limit" (1970). From 1970 to 1972 Alcapone had big hits with Duke Reid, toasting his witty, half-sung, half-spoken lyrics over classic Treasure Isle rhythms and coasting to the top of the Jamaican chart with regularity. Tunes such as "Number One Station" (1971), "Mosquito One" (1971), "Rock To The Beat" (1972), "Love Is Not A Gamble" (1972), "Wake Up Jamaica" (1972), "The Great Woggie" (1972), "Teach The Children" (1972) and "Musical Alphabet" (1972), all of which were recorded at Treasure Isle, and "Ripe Cherry" (1971) and "Guns Don't Argue" (1971) for producer Bunny Lee, put Alcapone in the front rank of Jamaican DJs.

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• Forever Version
• Ripe Cherry
• D.J.'s Choice
• Kings Of Kings
• Musical Liquidator

• Burning Spear
• Toots And The Maytals
• Bob Marley & The Wailers
• The Heptones
• Peter Tosh
• Jimmy Cliff
• Dennis Brown
• Big Youth
• Gregory Isaacs
• Black Uhuru
• Bob Marley
• The Skatalites
• Damian Marley
• Bunny Wailer
• Steel Pulse
• Beres Hammond
• The Specials
• Horace Andy
• I Roy
• Aswad

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