MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Dillinger A star who blazed brightly across the reggae firmament, Dillinger’s in-your-face tales from the wild side were an international hit in the late ‘70s. The excitement of those early days has since been elusive, but he’s continued to maintain a presence on the Jamaican music scene. Born Lester Bullocks in Kingston in 1953, Dillinger began following sound systems as a teenager, and by the early ‘70s, was hoping to get a shot at the mic. Heavily influenced by DJs like U-Roy, Big Youth and Dennis Alcapone (he first called himself Dennis Alcapone Junior), he was re-christened by his first producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry. Though he recorded for a variety of producers, including Yabby You, Augustus Pablo, Joe Gibbs and Bunny Lee, Dillinger had his greatest success on the Channel One label, where he became the hottest DJ of the stable. His first album, CB 200, was released in 1976 on the Island imprint Mango -- rumor has it that Island’s head honcho, Chris Blackwell, heard the “CB 200” single and thought it was about him, though it was really an ode to Dillinger’s motorbike, which he rode everywhere. The disc contained Dillinger’s signature hit, “Cocaine in My Brain,” as well as “Crankface,” a duet with his fellow DJ, Trinity. But while a second album. Bionic Dread, followed on Mango the next year, Dillinger found following up his early success difficult. He released a string of albums throughout the ‘80s on several different labels, and even remade his biggest hit in 1983, giving “Cocaine” a rock-inflected sound in a bid for crossover success. His output during the ‘90s has been sporadic, with a few greatest hits collections gathering up Dillinger staples like “Cocaine,” “Super Cock,” “Funky Punk” and “Rock to the Music.” But this year, Dillinger reappeared in the limelight, as a guest DJ on UK reggae expert Steve Barrow’s sound system tour, sponsored by Barrow’s acclaimed reissue label Blood and Fire and featuring Dillinger’s old pal Trinity.     Dillinger Cocaine In My Brain PlayJ Reggae Get Dillinger’s dancehall classic in your brain, and forget about rehab! The best-ever song about blow, with apologies to Clapton.
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