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Johnny Ringo

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(This page refers to Ringo, the reggae musician. For the French singer of the same name, see Ringo(2)).
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo (born Bradley Miller, 1961, Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica, died Kingston 1 July 2005) (also known as Ringo) was a reggae/dancehall deejay active from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

Ringo worked in a Kingston record shop, where he met Welton Irie, the two enjoying a long association since. He worked as an operator on the Soul Express and Rippa-Tone sound systems, before being given the chance to record in the late 1970s, and releasing his first single with "Trouble Never Set Like Rain".

His recordings became popular in Jamaica, with slack lyrics proving particularly popular. Two notable examples are "Two Lesbians" and "Push Lady Push". In 1982, he had an international reggae hit with "Dub and Lef", which was followed by further Jamaican hits with tracks such as "Pain a Back", "Nah Fight Over Woman", and "Married for the Opportunity".

He also contributed the opening track to the album Superstar Yellowman Has Arrived With Toyan in 1982. He continued to work on sound systems, Lees Unlimited and Ray Symbolic's Hi Fi, the latter touring internationally with Ringo, Squiddly Ranking, and Welton Irie. He contributed to some of the early live dancehall albums in 1983 and 1984. While touring the UK, he recorded a brace of singles for Fashion Records, and recorded with Sugar Minott. He continued to record until the early 1990s.

He died in July 2005, after suffering for some time from cocaine addiction.

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Peel seemed to have first discovered the musician in August 1979, according to available tracklistings on this site, when he played his single, 'Frankenstein'. Further material from Ringo were played on his shows, including a collaboration single with Gregory Isaacs called 'Second Hand Bad Boy' in 1990.

Shows Played[]

1979
1980
Push_Lady_Push

Push Lady Push

1981
1982
1983
1990

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