Mikey Dread -- the Jamaican producer and DJ renown for his decades-long
devotion to spreading reggae, dub, and dancehall--passed away in
Connecticut on Saturday following a year-long battle with a brain
tumor. Yet another Jamaican engineering student drawn to the country's
pop scene, Michael Campbell's "Dread At The Controls" show on JBC radio
quickly became essential listening during reggae's '70s heyday, so much
so that word of Dread's reputation soon reached reggae fans who had
never even stepped onto the island; the show's grass-roots appeal at