Daniel Clarke (born c.1967), better known as Danny Red, is a British Jamaican

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musician.

Biography

Born in London to Jamaican parents, Clarke spent time as a child in Jamaica where he developed a love of reggae.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 245 In 1980 he began working on the London-based City Dread

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as a deejay, and went on to join the Fine Style Crew. Clarke originally worked under the name Danny Dread, and released his first records and toured Europe with General Kelly under that name, but changed to Danny Red to avoid confusion with two other deejays who used that name.Room, Adrian (2010) ''Dictionary of Pseudonyms'', McFarland & Co. Inc., , p. 400 He began to concentrate on singing and by the early 1990s had established himself as a popular

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singer. Continuing success led to a contract with

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in 1994, Red becoming the first roots reggae artist signed by the label in over a decade.Kwaku (1995)
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'', 8 July 1995, p. 1, 93, retrieved 21 October 2012Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 413 Columbia issued the ''Riddimwize'' album in 1994. The album included a track recorder

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, "Rolling Stone", which was a minor crossover hit. In 1995 he was voted top Roots and Culture Artist by the British Reggae Industry, and supported

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in UK shows.Kwaku (1995)
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'', 10 June 1995, p. 51, retrieved 21 October 2012 More recently he has worked with Gussie P and

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. Danny Red has contributed vocals to recordings by other artists, including the track "Inspection" on

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'' album.Irvin, Jim (2007) ''The MOJO Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion'', Canongate, , p. 615

Discography

Albums

*''I Don't Care'' (1993), Roots *''Riddimwize'' (1994), Columbia *''Past and Present'' (2008), Cou$ins *''Iteopian Rock'' (2008), Gussie P

Singles

*"Original Formula" (1991), Conscious Sounds *"Armagideon" (1991), Nuff Tuff Music *''Riddim Wize EP'' (1993), Dredbeat - split EP with Sharp Slicks *"Jah Is Here" (1993), Abba Jahnoi *"Teaser" (1993), Dredbeat - Gospel Fish & Danny Red *"Riddimwize" (1994), Columbia *"Rise Up" (1995), Columbia *"Rolling Stone" (1995), Columbia *"Be Grateful" (1995), Columbia *"The Final Fight" (199?), Conscious Melody *"Give Jah Praise" (2005), Sip A Cup *"Be Grateful" (2006), Cou$ins *"Something Wrong" (2007), Cou$ins *"Little More High Grade" (2008), Sip A Cup *"Let I Live" (2009), High Steppers *"It's Your Choice" (2009), King Shiloh *"Jah Jah Me" (2011), Inner Sanctuary *"Jahovah" (2012), Ababajahnoi *"I See the Light" (2012), Ababajahnoi *"Sha-La-La-La" (2012), King Shiloh *"Dance Get Overload", RIZ *"Jail House Rocking", Joe's Palace *"I Can't Save Them", Conqueror - Danny Red and Vivian Jones *"Rasta we rasta" (2014), Youth & Truth

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Red, Danny 1960s births Living people English male singers Musicians from London British reggae musicians Year of birth missing (living people)