Infamous ska/reggae artist and skinhead. The
King of rudeness.
Born Alexander Minto Hughes in
Kent, England. Died from a heart attack March 13th 1998 after a concert in a
pub in Canterbury, England at the age of 53.
Renowned for his beer belly and
dirty lyrics described as, "as subtle as a smack in the ear with a housebrick".
After Bob Marley & the Wailers he is the second
best selling reggae artist in the history of the
British charts.
Also, he was the first white reggae artist to have a hit and perform in Jamaica. The jamaicans did not know this though when Dread entered the stage, but when looking at the numbers of sold records on the island, he did not disappoint them.
Known for his Big-hits ("Big One", "Big Six", "Big Nine" et. c.)and his tribute to the golden days of the skinhead culture in "Last of the Skinheads". Dread also sang covers of classic ska hits like
Phoenix City, Skinhead Moonstomp and
Rudy, A Message to You.
For more info about Judge Dread, check out: http://www.tic.de/mkrauel/dread.htm
Picture of Judge Dread: http://www.conne-island.de/nf/31/9c.jpg
"You talk about
punk, but I was a
punk ten years ago. I was doing things against society long before anyone else. I've been shocking people for years. What it boils down to now, is you're always known for it. It doesn'
t matter wether it's clean or dirty. I've had the highest number of records banned in the history of
music. 20 singles and 8 LPs. I've applied to Guiness Book of Records twice."
His last words was, "Let's hear it for the band."
