Dr. Ring thing

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Dr. Ring-Ding , real name Richard Alexander Jung (born June 2, 1970 in Münster ), is a German ska , reggae and dancehall artist.

life and career

Richie Alexander with The Busters at PictureOn 2014

Jung lives in Germany, but spent part of his childhood in France, his mother's home country. He started playing the recorder at the age of six and later switched to trumpet and trombone. From 1981 to 1989 Jung played in the trombone choir of the Markus parish in Münster. From 1980 to 1989 he went to the Pascal Gymnasium in Münster, where he graduated from high school in 1989.

In 1987 he joined the ska band El Bosso & the Ping-Pongs under the name of Prof. Richie Senior as a trombonist and second front man. Christmas 1992 he founded the band Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars , which broke up in October 2002. Dr. Ring thing is u. a. known for his typical Jamaican style spoken chant called toasting .

Well known is Dr. Ring Ding also for ska and reggae projects with big names in the scene from the very beginning, such as B. Lord Tanamo , Doreen Shaffer and the Skatalites . Dr. Ring-Ding in spring 2000 with his collaboration with the German crossover band H-Blockx and their cover version of the Johnny Cash classic " Ring of Fire ".

Richard Jung worked as a presenter for WDR , is a producer and studio musician for various bands. With members of the Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation he formed “Kingston Kitchen”, which presents a mixture of traditional ska , blues and swing on their album “Today's Special” .

Between 2013 and 2020, Dr. Ring-Ding under the name Richie Alexander as a singer and permanent member of the ska band The Busters .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Ring Of Fire (vs. H-Blockx )
  DE 13 04/17/2000 (17 weeks)
  AT 10 05/14/2000 (13 weeks)
  CH 42 05/14/2000 (12 weeks)

Dr. Ring Ding & The Senior Allstars

  • Dandimite (Pork Pie) 1995
  • Ram Di Dance (Grover Records) 1997
  • Diggin 'Up Dirt (Grover Records) 1999
  • Big Up (Grover Records) 2001
  • Pick Up The Pieces (Grover Records) 2001
  • Golden Gate (Grover Records) 2002

Dr. Ring Ding & The Senior Allstars (as backing band)

  • Doreen Shaffer Adorable (Grover Records) 1997
  • Lord Tanamo Best Place in The World (Grover Records) 2000

Dr. Ring Ding Ska-Vaganza

  • Piping Hot (Pork Pie (CD) / Buenritmo (LP)) 2012
  • Bingo Bongo (Pork Pie) 2015

Dr. Ring Ding solo and in other line-ups

  • Dr. Ring Ding meets HP Setter Big T'ings (T'Bwana) 1996
  • Dub Guerilla Dub Guerilla ( Enja / E19) 2005
  • Kingston Kitchen Today's Special (Megalith) 2007
  • Back And Forth (Jump Up Records) 2007
  • Nice Again (Kingstone Records) 2007
  • Dr. Ring Ding & Kingston Rudieska Ska 'n Seoul (Rudie System) 2014
  • Dr. Ring Ding with Sharp Ax Band and Friends Gwaan (& March Forth) (Gecko Rex / Flat Daddy) 2014
  • Dr. Ring Ding meets Dreadsquad Dig It All (Gecko Rex / Flat Daddy / Superfly) 2014
  • Once A Year (Pork Pie) 2015
  • Push it! (feat.Dr. Ring Ding & Paco Mendoza) - (Stephen Keise & Doc Dondo) Trigger Jam Records 2016
  • The Remedy Pork Pie (Broken Silence) 2020

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Website of the Busters. Retrieved April 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
personal data
SURNAME Dr. Ring thing
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jung, Richard Alexander (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ska and reggae artist
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd June 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster