Dennis al capone biography summary

          A move to Kingston and a name change were the first order of business..

          Early life​​ Alcapone was born in Clarendon, Jamaica.

        1. Dennis Alcapone is one of the original Dee-Jays, a classic performer of extraordinary talent.
        2. A move to Kingston and a name change were the first order of business.
        3. Dennis Alcapone (born Dennis Smith, 6 August , Clarendon, Jamaica) is a reggae DJ and producer.
        4. Born Dennis Smith in Clarendon, Jamaica, he transformed into a legendary DJ, producer, and artist whose influences span dub, early reggae, old school dancehall.

          5. Dennis Alcapone

          Jamaican reggae DJ and producer

          Musical artist

          Dennis Alcapone, born Dennis Smith, is a Jamaican reggaeDJ and producer. In , he received the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation from Andrew Holness.[1]

          Early life

          Alcapone was born in Clarendon, Jamaica.

          He initially trained as a welder and worked for the Jamaica Public Services.[2]

          Career

          Inspired by the big sound systems that he had visited in his youth such as those run by Duke Reid, Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, and particularly King Tubby's Home Town Hi-Fi, which featured the DJ U-Roy, and the Kentone sound system featuring DJ Pampado, Smith teamed up with two friends, Lizzy and Samuel the First, to set up his own "El Paso" sound system in [2][3]

          With Smith as DJ, the El Paso sound system caught the attention of producer Keith Hudson, who asked him to record for him, starting with "Marker Version",[2] with singles following in the form of "Sp