Johnny Dread
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| Born | Juan Carlos Guardiola April 24, 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Johnny Dread (born Juan Carlos Guardiola April 24, 1964) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known as a reggae artist from Miami of Cuban heritage.
Early life
Guardiola was born in Philadelphia to a family of Cuban origin. His father Felix Guardiola was a known basketball player in Cuba, but left with his wife Elena in 1958 to look for a better life in Philadelphia. They had eight children, of whom Juan Carlos was the youngest. He played basketball throughout his education, and eventually won a scholarship at Florida International University. However, he decided to dedicate his life to music, taking the name Johnny Dread.[1]
Career
Dread first came to musical attention in 1987 with the band Copacetic, where he played with Anthony Booker, Bob Marley's youngest brother. The group had some success with the 1990 album Ghetto Rock, which reached number seven on Billboard charts's top reggae album chart[2]
Shortly after, Dread parted ways with the band and recorded his first solo album, "Scarecrow" (1997) with Wilburn "Squidly" Cole, drummer for Ziggy Marley and long time friend, in Kingston, Jamaica. The album's title track, "Scarecrow", was the first song he wrote and recorded. After the release of his second album, "Vision: The Book of Revelations - Chapter 1" (1999), Dread went on promotional tours throughout the US, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and Holland.[3]
Discography
Copacetic
- Ghetto Youth (1990)
Studio albums
- Scarecrow (1997)
- Vision: The Book of Revelations - Chapter 1 (1999)
- Magnificent People: The Book of Revelations - Chapter 2 (2003)
- Full Circle (2016)
References
- ↑ De Valle, Elaine (May 28, 2004). "Cuban-American reggae man on a musical mission". cubanet.org.
- ↑ Conesa, Kris. "Who the cap fit". Miami New Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ "About Johnny Dread". Reggaeville. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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