Dennis Alcapone

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Dennis Alcapone (born Dennis Smith on August 6, 1947) is a Jamaican roots reggae musician. Born in Clarendon, Jamaica, Alcapone's career began in 1970 with the debut single "El Paso". Over the next six years, Alcapone released numerous hits, including "Maca Version", "Number One Station", "Wake Up Jamaica", "Teach The Children", and "Guns Don't Argue". He was one of the dub musicians to hit it big toasting in the wake of U-Roy's Wake the Town for Duke Reid, and the work of Sir Lord Comic and King Stitt.