Gary Himelfarb (born 1954), aka Doctor Dread,[1] is an American reggae producer who founded RAS Records.
He is notable for his respectful dedication to roots reggae artists; and in turn for helping spread their works and words throughout the world.
Here Doctor Dread mixes I-Vibe songs with his interviews of members Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple" Craig, and Cecil "Skelly" Spence.
The result is a work of profound importance, not least in that it documents the polio outbreak in Jamaica in the 1950s, through the memories of some of its youngest sufferers.
[5] He has now left the music business and has a new venture — Doctor Dread's Famous Jerk — a range of sauces and snacks, as well as an antique shop in northern California.