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Also known as Alexander Minto Hughes, Alexander Hughes

English musician (1945–1998)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1945-05-02
Active to
1998-03-12
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Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 - 12 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was a reggae and ska artist from England. Born in Kent, Judge Dread was the first White British recording artist to get a reggae hit in Jamaica. He got his stage name from a Prince Buster song, and his first hits were inspired by Prince Buster's single, "Big Five". The Guinness Book of World Records credits Judge Dread for having the most banned songs of all time. Many of his lyrics have sexual connotations <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alex
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Kent
Place of death
Canterbury
Occupation
disc jockey
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1945-05-02
date of death
1998-03-13
cause of death
myocardial infarction
start of work period
1960-00-00
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