Judge Dread

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English reggae and ska musician, born 2 May 1945 in Kent, England, UK and died 13 March 1998 on stage during a concert in Canterbury, England, suffering a heart attack. He was the first white musician to score a reggae chart hit in Jamaica and is especially famous for his humorous sexually explicit lyrics. He holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records as the artist with the most songs banned from BBC airplay. He notably lived in Snodland, Kent where he once changed the street sign to Dreadland.
Judge Dread once was a Rolling Stones roadie and the only white musician ever to be intentionally (!) invited to play at the famous Apollo Club (N.Y.).

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Big Seven

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Big Six

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Big Eight

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Up with the Cock

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Dread Rock

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6 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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2019
1998
1992
1990
1989

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January 12, 2019

Dietrich-Keuning-Haus

Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


March 13, 1998

The Penny Theatre

Canterbury, England, United Kingdom


May 2, 1992

Odeon

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


May 10, 1990

Mad

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany


May 25, 1989

London Astoria

London, England, United Kingdom

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Judge Dread's most-played tracks include Big Seven, Big Six, Big Eight, Up with the Cock, Dread Rock. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

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