The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00R3L73ZE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 357 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amusing, insightful, deeply revealing, and certain to be controversial, Doc's book pulls the covers off Bunny Wailer, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, and countless other world-famous iconic figures, giving us the day-to-day tussles and rewards of being one of the prime exposers of Jah Music in North America through his award-winning RAS Records. Highly recommended."--Roger Steffens, founding editor, The Beat; founding chairman of the Reggae Grammy Committee (1984-2011). And no human being can afford to miss this story of spiritual questing, cultural boundary-crossi
He has become one of the world's foremost reggae producers, and has worked with almost all the genre's icons: Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Ziggy and Damian Marley, Gregory Isaacs, etc. Dread also relates fine portrayals of legends like Philip 'Fatis' Burrell, the many Marleys, Freddie McGregor, and Bunny Wailer."--Insights"This easily readable memoir does far more than chart the label's ebbs and flows.Delightfully candid and brutally honest, this is a must-read for all reggae fans."--MOJO Magazine (UK)"Hugely compelling page-turner.a no-nonsense tome that gives intimate portraits of Jamaican music's most colorful characters, and sheds light on the individual world view of Doctor Dread, with many 'twilight zone' incidents, lots of confliction, and a good deal of redemption too
Dread's documentation of the lives of these great people is Spot-on Ian Price I DJ'd for many years flinging reggae 45's.During the nineties I visited Yard many times. First time I stayed at a resort, then all the other times I would stay with either Reggae connected family or stay at m'driver's' house.I have met most of the people in this book.Dr. Dread's documentation of the lives of these great people is Spot-on!Hey Dread, I know I musta met you. I just don't remember. OL. Capt Yossarian said Five Stars. Fine. Great book. Dr Great book. Dr. Dread aka Gary Himelburg, has been a player in the production of reggae music and distribution of reggae music around the world for many years. Through RAS Records and Tafarian Music Publishing, Dr. Dread has introduced reggae artists and music from Jamaica to the rest of the world.This book is an extremely well written, easy to read and digest autobiography of Dr. Dread's relationships with artists and with the Rastafarian movement. One of the most refreshing aspects of the book is tha