Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

Also known as: Ringo

Johnny Ringo (born Bradley Miller; 1961 - 1 July 2005) was a reggae/dancehall deejay active from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

Biography Ringo was born in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica. He 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, sometimes credited simply as Ringo. He died in Kingston at 44 years old in July 2005, after suffering for some time from cocaine addiction.

Discography (10)

Credits & Appearances (10)

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Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Green Bay Killing Various Artists Green Bay Killing LP 56810 LP Pantomine 1978 1978
Black & White Reggae Classics Vol 2 Various Artists Black & White Reggae Classics Vol 2 B&WCD 5004 CD Black & White 197X 2008
DJ's Of The 70s Various Artists DJ's Of The 70s CD Creole (Rhino) 197X
Vintage Classics Various Artists Vintage Classics LP Rohit 197X
Roots With Quality Niney The Observer Roots With Quality DB2CD 145 CD Doctor Bird 1980-83 2024
Nightfall Johnny Osbourne Nightfall MRCD 1006 CD Munich 1981 1997
Roots Reggae Party Vol 1 Various Artists Roots Reggae Party Vol 1 SCLP 003 LP Silver Camel 1981 1981
Volcano Eruption Henry Junjo Lawes Volcano Eruption VPCD 4162 CD 17 North Parade 1981-85 2010
A Dee-Jay Explosion Various Artists A Dee-Jay Explosion CDHB 04 CD Heartbeat 1982
DJ Connection Various Artists DJ Connection CSLP 0011 LP Circle 1982 1982
Junjo Presents A Live Session With Aces International Various Artists Junjo Presents A Live Session With Aces International GREL 48 LP Greensleeves 1982 1982
Roots Reggae Party Vol 2 Various Artists Roots Reggae Party Vol 2 SCLP 004 LP Silver Camel 1982 1982
Superstar Yellowman Has Arrived With Toyan Superstar Yellowman Has Arrived With Ranking Toyan Superstar Yellowman Has Arrived With Toyan JGML 6063 LP Joe Gibbs 1982 1982
A Live Session With King Stur-Grav Hi-Fi / Lee Unlimited Various Artists A Live Session With King Stur-Grav Hi-Fi / Lee Unlimited RRLL 007 CD Live & Learn 1983 1998
King Stur-Gav Hi Fi Lee Unlimited Various Artists King Stur-Gav Hi Fi Lee Unlimited LL LP 7 LP Live & Learn 1983 1983
Black & White Reggae Classics Vol 1 Various Artists Black & White Reggae Classics Vol 1 B&W 5001 LP Black & White 198X
Dynamite Series #3 Various Artists Dynamite Series #3 CD Tabou 1 198X
Total Recall Vol 10 Various Artists Total Recall Vol 10 VPCD 1508 CD VP 198X 1998
When The Dances Were Changing Various Artists When The Dances Were Changing PSCD 22 CD Pressure Sounds 198X 1998
10 albums
10 credits
11 labels
1981 - 2007