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Dr. Alimantado

Dr. Alimantado

Dr. Alimantado has been played on NTS over 50 times, featured on 49 episodes and was first played on 17 May 2013.

Dr Alimantado, born Winston Thompson, also known as The Ital Surgeon (Kingston, 1952-) is a Jamaican reggae singer, DJ and producer.

He started to record very young under various names (Prince Winston, Winston Cool or Youth Winston). He mainly met success in the mid to late 1970s, with his best known album being Best Dressed Chicken in Town (1978), a Greensleeves Records collection of tracks recorded in the mid-70s, featuring Alimantado toasting over singers such as John Holt, Gregory Isaacs, Jackie Edwards and Horace Andy. Alimantado became popular with punk rockers in the '70s following Johnny Rotten praising him in an interview. He was mentioned in The Clash song Rudie Can't Fail in the line "Like the doctor who was born for a purpose".

Alimantado's biggest hits were "A Place Called Africa" and "Born for a Purpose".

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Dr. Alimantado

Dr. Alimantado has been played on NTS over 50 times, featured on 49 episodes and was first played on 17 May 2013.

Dr Alimantado, born Winston Thompson, also known as The Ital Surgeon (Kingston, 1952-) is a Jamaican reggae singer, DJ and producer.

He started to record very young under various names (Prince Winston, Winston Cool or Youth Winston). He mainly met success in the mid to late 1970s, with his best known album being Best Dressed Chicken in Town (1978), a Greensleeves Records collection of tracks recorded in the mid-70s, featuring Alimantado toasting over singers such as John Holt, Gregory Isaacs, Jackie Edwards and Horace Andy. Alimantado became popular with punk rockers in the '70s following Johnny Rotten praising him in an interview. He was mentioned in The Clash song Rudie Can't Fail in the line "Like the doctor who was born for a purpose".

Alimantado's biggest hits were "A Place Called Africa" and "Born for a Purpose".

Original source: Last.fm

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Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Dr. Alimantado
Greensleeves Records1978
Poison Flour
Dr. Alimantado
Ital Sounds1976
Born For A Purpose
Dr. Almantado
Hit Bound1977
Dub Vendors Meets Alimantado At King Tubby's With Jammy At The Controls
Dr Alimantado
Ital0
Ride On
Dr. Alimantado
Greensleeves Records1978
Gimmie Mi Gun
Dr. Alimantado
Keyman Records0
Special Love Dub Hit Parade
Dr. Alimantado
Keyman Records2001
Born For A Purpose / Reason For Living
Dr Alimantado, The Rebels
Greensleeves Records1979
Dub Of My Life
Dr. Alimantado
Keyman Records1987
I Killed The Barber
Dr. Alimantado
Greensleeves Records1978