Alcapone, Dennis
Yeah Yeah Yeah - Mash Up The Dance
Kingston Sound present a compilation of Dennis Alcapone's work titled Yeah Yeah Yeah - Mash Up The Dance. Dennis
Alcapone initially inspired by DJ U Roy, was soon to challenge his crown in the early part of the '70s releasing over
100 hit tunes. He could weave his vocal magic over any tune/rhythm that came his way and take it to another place.
Dennis Alcapone (b. Dennis Smith, 6 August 1947, Clarendon, Jamaica) began DJing for the El Paso Hi-Fi Sound System
around 1969. His first releases resulted from working with producer Keith Hudson, a succession of hits followed, "Shades
Or Hudson", "Spanish Omega", "Revelation Version", "Maca Version" and "The Sky's The Limit" all hit in 1970 alone.
Dennis moved camp to work with producer Duke Reid reworking some fresh ideas over classic Treasure Isle rhythms. "Number
One Station," "Mosquito One," in 1971 and "Rock To The Beat", "Love Is A Gamble", "Wake Up Jamaica", "Teach The
Children" and "Musical Alphabet" in 1972. Dennis moved on to work with all the top producers through this period from
1970 to 1973, producers Coxonne Dodd, Lee Perry, Sir JJ, Winston Riley, Joe Gibbs and Prince Buster all provided an
outlet for his musical endeavors. Another great relationship was his work for producer Bunny Lee, again scoring some big
hits including, "Guns Don't Argue" and "Ripe Cherry" the later adding a twist to Bunny's massive hit of the time "Cherry
Oh Baby." Kingston Sounds look to this period in Dennis's career where there is a wealth of great music. "Go Deh" (Leroy
Smart's "How Long"), "Eternal Life" (Johnny Clarke's version of Peter Tosh's "Legalise It") "Steve Austin" (The Six
Million Dollar Man tale over Leroy Smart's "Pride and Ambition"), "Wise Man From The East" (Johnny Clarke's "You Have
Caught Me Baby"), "It Must Come" (Delroy Wilson's "Better Must Come") "Blessed Are The Meek" (Slim Smith's "Blessed Are
The Meek") to name but a few. Dennis left Jamaica in 1973 just after being awarded the Cup for "Best DJ in Jamaica" by
Swing magazine. With his signature shout of "Yeah Yeah Yeah" you knew he was going to mash up the dance wherever his
musical talents led him.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
03-09-2012
Label
Item-nr
840173
EAN
5060135761066
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
GO DEH
2
WISE MAN FROM THE EAST
3
IT MUST COME
4
GUNS DON'T ARGUE
5
STEVE AUSTIN
6
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
7
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
8
ETERNAL LIFE
9
GATHER MY PEOPLE
10
IF JAH IS FOR US
11
TABLE GONNA TURN
12
ROCK IT IN THE GHETTO
13
LIFE IS GREAT
14
TOGETHERNESS