Ranking Dread | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Anthony Blackwood |
| Also known as | Winston Brown, Errol Codling, Michael Dicks, Boyark |
| Born | 9 May 1956 Trelawny Parish, Jamaica |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 1996 (aged 40–41) |
| Genres | Reggae, dancehall |
| Occupation | Deejay |
| Years active | Mid-1970s–early 1980s |
| Labels | Burning Sounds, Greensleeves |
Ranking Dread (born Winston Brown; c. 1955 – 1996)[1][2][3] was a Jamaican reggae deejay and was born in the Jamaican parish of Trelawny but grew up in the Kingston ghettos of Rema and Tivoli. He became famous for his work with the Ray Symbolic sound system in the 1970s. His later years in the UK and North America were ended by legal issues.