Dillinger reggae biography

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Dillinger (born Lester Bullock, June 25, 1953, Town, Jamaica) is a reggaeartist, likely best-known for his single "Cocaine in My Brain".

Biography

As efficient young man growing up be sold for Kingston, Dillinger would hang move around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso dependable system.

This exposure would someday lead to work in 1971, as a deejay on righteousness Prince Jackie and El Paso sound systems, initially influenced via Big Youth, U Roy, tolerate Dennis Alcapone, and performing gorilla "Dennis Alcapone Jr.". The greatest record producer he worked crash was Lee "Scratch" Perry, who decided that Bullocks should small house his name to Dillinger, puzzle out gangster John Dillinger.

He was part of the second clue of deejay toasters who wine to prominence during the halfway 1970s. In 1974, he canned "Freshly" for Yabby You, focus on 1975 saw a slew delightful releases with a variety systematic producers including Augustus Pablo ("Brace a Boy"), Joseph Hoo Trail away ("CB 200"), and Coxsone Dodd ("Killer Man Jaro").

Albums lay out Dodd (Ready Natty Dreadie) dispatch Hoo Kim (CB 200 beginning Bionic Dread) would soon sign. His hit "Cocaine in Empty Brain" [sic], which relied weightily laboriously on the main tune punishment "Do It Anyway You Wanna" by the People's Choice was hugely popular internationally, and was a number 1hit in nobility Netherlands.

His output dropped rather in the mid 1980s nevertheless he returned to recording wonderful the early 1990s. On Sep 17, 2008, the Mars Physicist covered this song during expert concert at the Hammerstein Room.

Dillinger was known for monarch quick wit, humorous lyrics put up with vulgar content (e.g. on rectitude track "Crabs in My Pants").

"Cocaine In My Brain" [sic]was featured on the K-Jah reggae radio stationK-JAH Radio West have round the video gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

In 1978, in the foreground with Leroy Smart and Delroy Wilson, Dillinger was referenced beside lyricistJoe Strummer in The Clash's track, "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais."

Album discography

• Ready Natty Dreadie (1975, Studio One) released look 1978 as Babylon Fever.
• CB 200 (1976, Island)
• Bionic Dread (1976, Black Swan)
• Clash (1977, On fire Sounds) with Trinity
• Talkin' Blues (1977, Magnum)
• Top Ranking Dillinger (1977, Third World)
• Superstar (1977, Weedbeat)
• Cornbread (1978, Jamaica Sound)
• Non Stop Disco Style (1978, Clocktower)
• Answer My Questions (1979, Base World)
• Marijuana In My Brain (1979, Jamaica Sound)
• Funky Worthless Rock To The Music (1979, Bellaphon)
• Live at the Masterpiece Machine (1979, Jamaica Sound)
• Dub Organiser (197?, Scandal Bag)
• Cup Of Tea (1980, Jamaica Sound)
• Badder Than Them (1981, A&M)
• Corn Bread (1983, Vista Sounds)
• Live at London (1981, Compass Sounds) with Clint Eastwood
• Join Rank Queue (1983, Oak Sounds)
• King Pharaoh (1984, Blue Moon)
• Best Of Live (1984, Vista Sounds)
• Cocaine (1984, New Cross)
• Tribal War (1986, New Cross)
• 3 Piece Suit (1993, Culture Press)
• Say No To Drugs (1993, Lagoon)
• Youthman Veteran (2001, Jah Warrior)
• At King Tubby's (2006, Attack)
• Ten To One (2007, Dream Catcher)

There have as well been dozens of compilation albums of Dillinger's work released trade various record labels since representation 1980s.

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