ENTITY · PERSON (ARTIST, SELECTOR, PRODUCER…)

Danny Dread

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Danny Dread, nicknamed 'The Teacher,' is a Kingston-born selector whose roughly fifty-year career runs from the 1970s King Attorney/Socialist Roots sound through Volcano, King Jammy's and King Stur Gav to, more recently, New York's King Addies. Jamaican press has credited him with coaching a young Dennis Brown through an early dubplate session.

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Type: Person (artist, selector, producer…) →
Era: Rocksteady, reggae and dub →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: Jamaica Star; sound-system oral-history interviews (YouTube).

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Footage

Danny Dread: The Untold Story of Jamaica's Legendary Soundman (Full Interview)

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · interview

Community-archived long-form interview; discovery-only embed.

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Jamaica 60 Icons: Selector Danny Dread, DJ U Brown

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · documentary

Community-archived documentary segment; discovery-only embed.

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Bob Marley's 'go-to selector' celebrates his 70th birthday

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Jamaica Star entertainment desk.

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In stories

Story · ProbableSelectors: the voice on the mic

The selector went from an anonymous pair of hands on the turntable to the named star of the dance.