Artist Info: King Kong

There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Dennis Anthony Thomas (born 26 March 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is better known by his stage name King Kong, a prominent deejay/singer who rose to fame in the vibrant dancehall era of the 1980s. He first recorded at Tuff Gong studios in 1982 under the alias Junior Kong, releasing his debut single “Pink Eye” before catching the attention of legendary producer King Tubby.

King Kong’s early work for Tubby’s Firehouse label incorporated digital rhythms [read more...]