TOUGH ROOM, I TELL YA

Everybody into reggae beyond Marley knows about U Roy, Dillinger, Big Youth and all the other big names DJs. So I gotta ask, is it me or does it seem like Dennis Alcapone rarely gets mentioned? I mean, the guy is like the Rodney Dangerfield of DJs. I have to admit that as nutty as I am about that particular type of reggae, I didn't really start listing to him until years after I'd been devouring the music of the other guys. I'd thought that maybe it was a lack of dreads or street wise look that may have prejudiced me. I had no clue. It took me until today to realize why he seems to be passed over so much. I was reminded that he dropped out of music from the mid-70's through the mid-80's to start a family, plus he's been living in England since '74. That's a huge chunk of DJ-era prime time to miss out on. If you've been looking the other way, it's high time to play catch up. (Thanks to Ray Brandes for tipping me to the video below.)

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Listen:
Dennis Alcapone - Cassius Clay mp3 at Reggae Top Site
Dennis Alcapone - Teacher Teacher mp3 at 4Shared
Dennis Alcapone - DJ's Choice mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Train to Glory mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Run Run mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Guns Don't Argue mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Someone Dance With My Girl mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Jungle of Crime AKA Big Boy Version mp3 via 4Shared*
Dennis Alcapone - Back Bitter & Dub mp3 via 4Shared*
*At 4Shared click on blue "Download Now" button.
Interview & mix:
Dennis Alcapone - Interview and music from WRIR Part 1 mp3 (45 min.), Part 2 mp3 (48 min.), Part 3 mp3 (24 min.)
Video:
Dennis Alcapone -With the Trojan Sound System (and interview) at YouTube
Dennis Alcapone - The Origins of DJing (in 3:54) at YouTube
Read:
Dennis Alcapone interview at Reggae Dubwise
Dennis Alcapone at Wikipedia
Related:
Other reggae related posts here