Dr. Ring Ding (Richard Alexander Jung) is a German

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and

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artist. In the more than 20 years of his musical activity, he has become an integral part of the international music scene. Jung lives in Germany, but spent a part of his childhood in his mother's native France. At the age of six he started playing the recorder and switched later to playing the trumpet and eventually the trombone. In 1987, he joined the German ska band El Bosso & die Ping-Pongs as trombonist and second front man, using the stage name Prof. Richie Senior. On Christmas Eve 1992 he formed the prolific band Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars which split then years later in October 2002. Among other styles, Dr. Ring Ding utilised the Jamaican singing style, toasting mixing Reggae, Dancehall and traditional Ska beats. Dr. Ring Ding is known for his Ska and Reggae collaborations with artists including

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, Judge Dread, Vic Ruggiero, and many others. He has also performed with the

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and The Toasters. Dr. Ring Ding also earned acclaim with a cover of the

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song

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which he recorded with the German crossover Band

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. The single reached No.13 in the German charts. He works as producer and studio musician for ska,

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, punk and

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bands and guests with various outfits, regularly touring Europe, North America and Asia. With members of the Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation, he formed the band Kingston Kitchen, presenting a mix of traditional

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and

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. In 2012, Dr. Ring Ding formed a new project entitled ''Dr. Ring Ding Ska-Vaganza'' with musicians from Germany, Catalonia, the US, and other countries, dedicated to playing traditionally flavored jazzy ska. The album ''Piping Hot'' was released in 2012.

Chart performance

His song "Doctor's Darling" got its highest chart position, 23, in May 2003. Despite Dr. Ring-Ding being white, the song was included in the German black charts.

Discography

Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars album discography : *''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 also play on: * Doreen Shaffer ''Adorable'' (Grover Records) 1997 * Lord Tanamo ''Best Place in The World'' (Grover Records) 2000 Dr. Ring Ding solo and in other outfits: *Dr. Ring Ding meets H.P. 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 Ska-Vaganza ''Piping Hot'' (Pork Pie (CD) / Buenritmo (LP)) 2012 *Dr. Ring Ding and

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''Ska 'n Seoul'' (Rudie System) 2014 *Dr. Ring Ding & Dreadsquad ''Dig It All'' (Superfly Studio) 2014 *Dr. Ring Ding ''Gwaan (&March Forth)'' (Gecko Rex/Flat Daddy) 2014 *Dr. Ring Ding Ska-Vaganza ''Bingo Bongo'' (Pork Pie) 2015 *Dr. Ring Ding ''Once A Year'' (Pork Pie) 2015 *Dr. Ring Ding ''The Remedy'' (Pork Pie) 2020

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ring-Ding, Dr. 1970 births Living people People from Münster German people of French descent Ska musicians German reggae musicians 21st-century German male singers

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