R.I.P. MIKEY DREAD / MICHAEL CAMPBELL FORWARD TO ZION

[MrFyABurn]

Strickly Reggae......

[steph31111]

bless the man, miss him  bless

[hugh7777777]

WoOoOOw!stricly roots!

[bracknellcycles]

Only just heard the news - 2 years late - Sad loss.

[flovverlin]

whats the name of the first track?

[shiba180]

Mikey Dread - Heavy Weight Sound

[yassmat]

RIP!!!!  a big man

[LayDeeA3]

'Nuff RASpect, King DATC. You will be missed. InI not ready to let the I go.........May Jah take up His Own. Peace IverLiving.........RASTAFARI

[TheRastareggaeman]

IRIE!!leyenda eres MIKEY dREAD God Blesss!!!RIP junto a JAH RASTAFARI desde Tijuana Mexico frank diaz te desea descanzooo

[bwoyrough]

RIP

[IRIEBOYAJAY]

whats the first track?

crucial sound..

rip dread

[bandulu4real]

thats heavy weight sound rip mikey

[fabrizio974]

JAH LIVE!

[Rastinny]

Memories...Stay save Dread!

[princeJeggae]

legend

[soulsyndicate]

hawaii love mikey dread!

[ib2fast]

Great Job!  KUDOS & *****

[JoeStrummerMay1976]

mikey

[antmolinaro]

YEAHHH!!

[ladyrock61]

See and got it to know today...Yaman..Mickey Dread got me in some musically Treats.What a shame all dem good Artists leave...R.I.P.One Love

[fabrizio974]

roots and culture

[Bmants]

Roots and Culture.

[dubbedcrazy]

i'm so sad right now...

what happened

[rootsradicsfan]

Ricky the first song is Heavyweight Sound from the SWALK album. Big up Natural Roots band on track 2 as well!!

[losvanegas]

desde El Salvador----respetosssss

[oroacciaiosangue]

Respect !!!!

[giantplanet]

Mikey Dread ,truly great R.I.P Thamks for posting 5*****

[rickywiss]

what s the first song , jah bless !!!

[eugoflames]

the dread at the controls is loading back good work sideways

[rocsthedog]

So long Mikey Dread, at the controls, you touched my soul...mighty fine tribute

[razicdf]

Thank´s for all Mikey !! Dread at the Controls Forever !!

[EDECITY]

Nice tribute,Mikey Dread stands for oldschool-quality man!!"Da crucial sound"

[sideways55555]

OLD School is RIGHT EDECITY!!!

[pfonyt]

Sorry Sideways, but I forgot to thank you so very much for sharing this video with us (it features on my channel since last Sunday) 5*

[sideways55555]

Too true PFOYT..

We only truly realize whats good, when its gone....

BUT NOT FORGOTTEN BRETHREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pfonyt]

Mikey Dread will forever be at the Controls

In the last five days I'm listening to all of his -- all great -- music, watching all of his videos on YT, and thinking of him and his family. It is really true (and sad too) that, like most precious things, we only realise their value when we have lost them. :'(

My condolences to his wife, children, and family.

Rest in peace Mikey Dread, Jah Bless!

[leah151]

R.I.P. Mikey Dread!

[sideways55555]

In the summer of 1998 he performed at several European Festivals in Germany, Belgium and Austria. In February 1999 Mikey performed at the 18th Annual Bob Marley Day show in San Diego and also at the Long Beach Arena in California. One of the better character traits of Mikey Dread is that he has refused to over saturate the Reggae market by simply not appearing on every Reggae event. This has helped him to maintain his credibility and mystique.

[sideways55555]

He also participated in the Caribbean Music Festival as an Entertainment Consultant in Nassau / Bahamas throughout the 1990's. In 1995, he worked as a Radio DJ for WAVS 1170 AM and WAXY-AM 790 in Miami, Florida. In 1996 he participated in the Essential Music Festival as a performer in Brighton, U.K. He worked as a News Photographer for Metro Video shooting daily TV news stories for NBC-6 News station in Miami / Florida.

[sideways55555]

Mikey furthered his knowledge of TV/Video Prod at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, where he graduated in 1996 with honors and at Lynn University in Boca Raton / Florida where he earned a BA Degree in International Communications. Other activities done by Mikey "The Innovator" Dread include working for the Video Jukebox as voice-over talent in several Reggae TV Commercials. The Culture Award of Honor in the Martin's Intern. Reggae Music Awards in Chicago was presented to him in 94

[sideways55555]

1993, the versatile Mikey Dread was involved in several projects, including his tour of the album "Obsession" and working in TV with the Caribbean Satellite Network (CSN) where he was Program Director and On Air personality as well as Producer of various shows. These shows included "Artists Profile", "New Video Showcase", "Video Dub Plate", "Christmas Around The Caribbean", "Christmas with the Children", "Celebrity Guest DJ", and "The Bob Marley Hall of Fame Induction".

[sideways55555]

Mikey released "Mikey Dread's Best Sellers" (Rykodisc, 1991), a stunning compilation of Mikey's best known songs including Barber Saloon (#1 on Jamaican and British reggae charts in 1979), and the classic "Roots and Culture". Mikey then went on to record "Profile" and "African Anthem Revised" (RAS Records, 1991). He toured in Europe and the USA with Freddie McGregor, Lloyd Parks and We The People Band and also the Roots Radics

[Msstrange1]

sidways? I'm checking all your stuff now, and I just run accros this. I'm so sorry to hear it. I did not I met him last year in a club were he was playing - I'm glad I had a chance to see him before he go. Nice person too. Bless his soul. That's for all your postings.

[sideways55555]

RESPECT MSSTRANGE1!

Yes a Blessed Soul Forward in Dub!

Easy!

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[sideways55555]

The album "Happy Family" is another step in the evolution of Mikey upbeat sound. He later recorded "The Source (Of Your Divorce)" for Warner Brothers Records USA, which obtained regularly rotated video airplay on BET as well as on MTV's hip-hop/rap program. Yo MTV Raps MTV's Sunsplash Special, which was shot in his native Jamaica, featured Mikey's video in 1990.

[sideways55555]

Furthermore M. Dread brought Reggae to Netherlands radio with his Friday morning Reggae Show called "Rockers in the Morning" on VPRO in Hilversum in the mid 80s, compliments of a man Mikey still respects for approving it, Dave Van Dyke. Through Dave this became possible and Mikey got a lot of fanmail from all over the region who were really digging the show. His 1984 released album "Pave the Way" did what the title suggest for Mikey's career.

[sideways55555]

Mikey then studied at the National Broadcasting School in UK where he perfected his media production/radio broadcasting skills, graduating with special commendations in 1980. Dread used his great and refined engineering talents to further reggae music in the UK and the world. His work in the UK also included narrating reggae documentaries, hosting series such as Rockers Roadshow and the ever-popular Channel 4 documentary series "Deep Roots Music".

[sideways55555]

"DATC" moved from strength to strength, with Mikey's production, often mixed with the dub master king Tubby, delivering fascinating singles.His activities attracted the attention of UK's punk-rock band The Clash, who asked Mikey to work with them. He produced most of the Clash's massive "Sandinista" album, which sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and toasted on a track called "Bank Robber".

[sideways55555]

That very same year Mikey Dread started his own DATC label and began releasing records of the aforementioned artists and others, as well as his own popular deejay titles. His first two albums, "Dread At The Controls" and "African Anthem", gave a wide audience a glimpse of the musical mayhem he had been unleashing on the Jamaican airwaves and were well received all over the world.

[sideways55555]

That very same year Mikey Dread started his own DATC label and began releasing records of the other artists and others, as well as his own popular deejay titles. His first two albums, "Dread At The Controls" and "African Anthem", gave a wide audience a glimpse of the musical mayhem he had been unleashing on the Jamaican airwaves and were well received all over the world.

[sideways55555]

However, despite being a hero to the grass roots audience Mikey Dread resigned from Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation in 1979, thanks to fellow broadcasters being jealous of his success and the conservative, reggae-loathing JBC directorship. Mikey decided to expand his career by getting more involved in the actual production of not only his own music.

[sideways55555]

As if this wasn't enough he developed his own unique broadcasting style. His laughing, tangy, bubbling voice was joined by a selection of the wildest jingles ever to hit the airwaves and furthermore he regularly treated his listeners to the wickedest dub plate specials. At last the Jamaican people had a radio show that reflected their music as they knew and loved it. Mikey became a massive hero in Jamaica and was awarded Top Radio Personality of the Year in 1977-1978.

[sideways55555]

At first Mikey was a radio DJ and audio engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC), the Island's establishment radio station. He actually began his broadcasting career in 1976 and somehow landed four whole hours of airtime on Saturday nights. Mikey soon firmly established his "Dread at the Controls" radio show as the Number One Radio Show in Jamaica, due to the fact that he was the first to play rough, deep, revolutionary reggae music on Jamaican radio!!

[sideways55555]

Michael Campbell aka Mikey Dread was born in Port Antonio on the North of Jamaica, a far more peaceful place than the tough, hustling city of Kingston - reggae's capital, where they would have regarded anyone from the North as a country boy, not to be taken seriously. But Mikey's first impact on the reggae business was to be a revolutionary one, an impact that meant they had to take him seriously right from the very start.

[sideways55555]

My sincere deepest condolences goes out to his Family & Friends all over the world.. Mikeys music was more than words can describe.The man was beyond talented in Any ring..We are extremely thankful for the knowledge dropped from Mikey over the years.This IS a GREAT man to have lost this year, let alone ever.I am Deeply saddened by this news...

Respect to the fullest to such a Influential Man to me & the crew AND the world of Dub & Reggae!!!!

Love,sideway outernational