The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread

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. "Five Stars" according to Capt Yossarian. Fine. Kris Sanderson said 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 that Drea

And no human being can afford to miss this story of spiritual questing, cultural boundary-crossing, and the transformative power of music."--Adam Mansbach, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Go the F**k to Sleep"From the very inside of the Jamaican music business and its gnarly secrets to his intimate contacts with its greatest movers and shakers, Doctor Dread has told a story only he can fully elucidate. Highly recommended."--Roger Steffens, founding editor, The Beat; founding chairman of the Reggae Grammy Committee (1984-2011). 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 Rec

In this revelatory vignette-filled offering, he bends the rules with an unorthodox literary style, unveiling a torrent of chronicles that are spontaneous, colorful, richly authentic and brazen. 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. This book, full of behind-the-scenes stories, has shocking chapters that will reveal aspects of reggae never before explored.. He embraced the musicwith a passion that he matched with a genuine curiosity about Jamaican culture and sincere friendships with musicians there.There is a sweetness and sincerity to the best parts of the book.Dread's serious case of 'reggaemylitis' gave him some remarkable expe