Latest Release
- 13 OCT 2023
- 12 Songs
- King At the Control · 1981
- Dub From the Roots · 1975
- Jamaican Independence 50th Anniversary · 2002
- In a Revival Dub · 2009
- Rude Boy Dub - Single · 2019
- Straight to Phil Pratt Head - Single · 2023
- Curley Locks: The Upsetter Singles 1973-1975 · 2024
- Dub Too Much, Vol. 3 · 2023
- Dub Too Much, Vol. 3 · 2023
- Dub Too Much, Vol. 3 · 2023
Essential Albums
- 2009
- 2018
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- His studio, the home of dub, was a source of unending creativity.
- The reggae, R&B and jazz that provided the roots of dub.
- Whether reggae or EDM, his DNA survives in dance music.
Appears On
- King Fuji aka Rising Sun
- King Tubby & Barry Brown
- The Aggrovators
About King Tubby
As the originator of dub, one of the most important developments not only in reggae, but in all of contemporary music, King Tubby is a towering historical figure. Born Osbourne Ruddock, the Kingston pioneer started out as an electronics repair man. By the late '60s he was working as a recording engineer and DJ, and the die was cast when he began playing his first instrumental dub mix of a record he'd just engineered. By the early '70s, Tubby had his own studio where he became a master at the art of transforming reggae recordings through creative, often spontaneous remixing. Throughout the '70s he collaborated with a stunning cast of producers and artists, making reggae history in the process.
- HOMETOWN
- Kingston, Jamaica
- BORN
- 28 January 1941
- GENRE
- Reggae