Dillinger

Lester Randal Bullock (born 25 June 1953), better known by the stage name Dillinger, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He was part of the second wave of deejay toasters who rose to prominence during the mid-1970s.

Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a young man Dillinger would hang around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso sound system. This exposure would eventually lead to work in 1971, as a deejay on the Prince Jackie and El Paso sound systems, initially influenced by Big Youth, U Roy, and Dennis Alcapone, The first record producer he worked with was Lee "Scratch" Perry, who decided that Bullock should change his name to Dillinger, after gangster John Dillinger. Perry produced his first recording session, from which "Dub Organizer" was released as a single. Dillinger spent a lot of time in England during the heyday of punk rock, and in 1978, along with Leroy Smart and Delroy Wilson, was referenced by lyricist Joe Strummer in The Clash's track, "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais". That same year, he had appeared in the film Rockers, directed by Ted Bafaloukos, which also included his song "Stumbling Block."

His third album, Clash, a Clement Bushay-produced duel with Trinity, sold poorly, as did a second album produced by Hoo Kim (Bionic Dread).

His recorded output dropped in the second half of the 1980s, although he also started producing other artists.

Album discography Ready Natty Dreadie (1975), Studio One - released in 1978 as Babylon Fever CB 200 (1976), Island Bionic Dread (1976), Black Swan Clash (1977), Burning Sounds - with Trinity Talkin' Blues (1977), Magnum Top Ranking Dillinger (1977), Third World Superstar (1977), Weedbeat Cornbread (1978), Jamaica Sound Non Stop Disco Style (1978), Clocktower Answer My Questions (1979), Third World Marijuana in My Brain (1979), Jamaica Sound Funky Punk Rock to the Music (1979), Bellaphon Live at the Music Machine (1979), Jamaica Sound Dub Organiser (197?), Scandal Bag Cup of Tea (1980), Jamaica Sound Badder Than Them (1981), A&M Corn Bread (1983), Vista Sounds Live at London (1981), Vista Sounds - with Clint Eastwood Join The Queue (1983), Oak Sounds King Pharaoh (1984), Blue Moon Best of Live (1984), Vista Sounds Cocaine (1984), New Cross Tribal War (1986), New Cross 3 Piece Suit (1993), Culture Press Say No To Drugs (1993), Lagoon Youthman Veteran (2001), Jah Warrior At King Tubby's (2006), Attack Ten To One (2007), Dream Catcher

There have also been dozens of compilation albums of Dillinger's work released on various record labels since the 1980s.