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Al Capone
American gangster and businessman (1899–1947)
This article is about the gangster. For other uses, see Al Capone (disambiguation).
"Capone" redirects here. For other uses, see Capone (disambiguation).
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| Born | Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-01-17)January 17, 1899 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1947(1947-01-25) (aged 48) Palm Island, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Successor | Frank Nitti |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Allegiance | Chicago Outfit |
| Conviction(s) | Tax evasion (26 U.S.C. § 145) (5 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 11 years imprisonment (1931) |
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (kə-POHN;[1]Italian:[kaˈpoːne]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", w
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Dennis Alcapone (born Dennis Smith on August 6, 1947 in Clarendon, Jamaica) fryst vatten a reggae DJ and producer.
Smith initially trained as a welder and worked for the Jamaica Public Services. Inspired by the big sound systems that he had visited in his ungdom such as those run by Duke Reid, Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, and particularly King Tubby's Hi-Fi, which featured the DJ U-Roy, and the Kentone sound system featuring DJ Pamapdo, Smith teamed up with two friends to set up his own "El Paso" sound system in the late 1960s.
With Smith as DJ, the El Paso sound system grew in popularity and caught the attention of producer Keith Hudson, who asked him to record for him, starting with "Marker Version", with hits soon following in the form eller gestalt of "Spanish Amigo", "Shades Of Hudson", "Revelation Version", "Maca Version" and "The Sky's The Limit", all in 1970.Smith then moved to Coxsone Dodd's Studio One where h
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A very special birthday is on the horizon for Jamaica and one of its musical legends Dennis Alcapone.
While Jamaica is celebrating 60 years of independence from Britain on August 6, the pioneering DJ will be celebrating his 75th birthday – and what better place to enjoy the festivities than on stage for Road to Trojan at Leeds Playhouse?
Road to Trojan is part of the Out of Many Festival organised by the Jamaica Society Leeds.
“Jamaican independence means the world to me it calls for a lot of celebration; I say I loan them my birth date to have their independence,” jokes Dennis.
“I haven’t been back to Leeds since 1973 when I first came to work in England and I’m very much looking forward to coming back.”
Joining him on the bill are Freddie McGregor, Jazz Jamaica All Stars’ History of Trojan spectacular featuring Brinsley Forde (Aswad), vocal trio Dem Three, along with the Out of Many Community Choir led by Paulette Morris and choreographed by Donald Edw