Bassment Sessions

Tracing the Journey of Winston Brown — the deejay who rose with Ray Symbolic and fell into crime Early Life & Identity Birth name: Winston Brown (also known as Robert Anthony Blackwood), born May 9, 1956, in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica Grew up in the Rema and Tivoli ghettos of Kingston Took on the stage name Ranking Dread, later adopting aliases like Errol Codling and Michael Dicks Sound System Roots Gained prominence on Jamaica’s Ray Symbolic sound system during the mid‑1970s After relocating to London in the late 1970s, he joined Lloyd Coxsone’s sound system, performing alongside notable UK reggae acts PLAYLIST Ranking Dread – Super Star Ranking Dread – Love A Dub Ranking Dread – Fattie Boom Boom Ranking Dread & Errol Dunkley - Holding On 12" Ranking Dread – Shut Me Mouth Ranking Dread – Loving Devotion Cornell Campbell, Ranking Dread – Bandulu Hard Times - Extended 12 Version Ranking Dread – Come Sister Come Ranking Dread – Wha Go a Africa Ranking Dread – Nuh Trouble