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Dennis Brown

1957 - 1999

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Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a subgenre of reggae. Bob Marley cited Brown as his favourite singer, dubbing him "The Crown Prince of Reggae", and Brown would prove influential on future generations of reggae singers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Brown is the 2,563rd most popular singer (up from 2,611th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 84th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dennis Brown ranks 2,563 out of 4,381. Before him are Geta Burlacu, Kâzım Koyuncu, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Adelaide Ferreira, Glen Hansard, and Guildo Horn. After him are J Dilla, Magnus Carlsson, Claudia Leitte, Younha, Geir Rönning, and Lena Belkina.

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Among people born in 1957, Dennis Brown ranks 655. Before him are Russell Simmons, Lorrie Moore, Sophie Wilson, Geetanjali Shree, Fabio Dal Zotto, and Scott J. Horowitz. After him are Johnny Chan, Juan Carlos Arteche, Gaspar Llamazares, Nasser Shabani, Kathy Kreiner, and Víctor Rangel. Among people deceased in 1999, Dennis Brown ranks 318. Before him are Laurie Scott, Brian Moore, Mary Kay Bergman, Harry Blackmun, Marguerite Chapman, and John Cannon. After him are Bruce Fairbairn, Walter Payton, Lembit Oll, Tomoo Kudaka, Payne Stewart, and Rex Allen.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 80 out of 189. Before him are Yohan Blake (1989), Ini Kamoze (1957), Luther Blissett (1958), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), and Ray Stewart (1965). After him are Junior Murvin (1949), Nesta Carter (1985), Linford Christie (1960), Omi (1986), Hugh Shearer (1923), and Diana King (1970).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 18. Before him are Gregory Isaacs (1951), Errol Brown (1948), Yellowman (1956), Alton Ellis (1938), Ini Kamoze (1957), and Ky-Mani Marley (1976). After him are Omi (1986), Capleton (1967), Sizzla (1976), Heavy D (1967), Shabba Ranks (1966), and Barrington Levy (1964).

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