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The sad news keep on coming in this year.
News are confirmed concerning the death of Johnny Ringo aka Ringo, one of the great Dancehall Deejays from the golden days back at the end of the 70s and start of the 80s.
Everybody who had the chance to hear some live tapes from Gemini Discotheque will know how big he was.
Story has been told that he tied in poverty.

RIP

Beenie Man saluted Ringo in a tune called "Boogie Down"...

"Ask them!
Have yuh ever tek ah tracks dung a Brayton...
Fi hear Classics sound a boogie down?
Di same people politics operate music mek dem all gather round..
Well, yuh nuh si this dancehall business gone to zero,
Every champion sound inna di business tun disco..
Yuh nuh have nuh more King champion sound outta road weh a play weh fi bus nuh more hero...
How some guys wonder how yuh hear bout Johnny Ringo?
A from Gemini an di Great Volcano..
King Jammy's, King Tubby's, and Heat Wave, dem deh sound come bout as dancehall hero....but

Johnny Ringo was a classic, i love listening to him on the dancehall tapes scene. creative lyrics master.