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Dread Flimstone
12+ albums
about
Rex Morgan a.k.a. Dread Flimstone was born and raised in Venice, California. He started in the music business back in the early 80's playing rhythm piano in local L.A. reggae bands and touring the college tours and festivals circuit as a opening/support act. In 1989 he signed with Warner Brothers Records and appeared on Funky Reggae Crew featuring KRS-one, Queen Latifah, Daddy-O (from Stetsosonic) and others. He Later signed to Island Records under a development deal, but gave it up and moved to the U.K. where he signed with the original Acid Jazz label and put out his first full length album Dread Flimstone and the Modern Tone Age Family "From the Ghetto". With innovative production and props from the underground, the first single saw 12 weeks on the Billboard dance charts, reaching to #4 in the U.S., 4 weeks at #1 on the U.K. dance charts and #58 in Polydor U.K.'s top 100 best selling singles. In 1992 Dread produced and released 3 compilation albums distributed by Capitol Records/Mogul Entertainment called Inna Rub-A-Dub style 1, 2, & 3 featuring Jamaican vocal artists Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Johnny Osbourne, Elephant Man, Sanchez, Pinchers, ScareDem Crew and more for the Down Sound Records Los Angeles*Kingston label, which was started by Flimstone and R&B/Hip Hop producer Johnny Rivers.In 1993, Dread went back to London to record for Acid Jazz his next album "Bionic Dread" (which was a more traditional roots reggae album). At the same time he was recording Michael Pro
top songs
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From The Ghetto
3312Render Your Heart
2913Got To Be Funky
1144Fight Jah Children
1015From the Ghetto (Dreadzone mix)
926Into U
907From The Ghetto (Dreadzone A.K.A Danny Tenaglia Mix)
758From the Ghetto (Original 7'' Version)
689Render Your Heart (Original 12'' Mix)
6610From the Ghetto - Freddy's Bronx Mix
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