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Rising Lion

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Rising Lion's song “My Life” on the soundtrack for the movie ”One Thing”

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With an unbelievable mix of Roots Reggae, R&B, Rock, and Blues in his sound, Rising Lion has developed a reputation for bringing good vibes to every show he plays, with his conscious lyrics and soul stirring music. In addition to being part of the Lion Productions / Ruff Stuff Records family, Rising Lion has finished the long awaited third full – length album. The album is entitled American Dread. With songs like, “American Dread”, “Herbalist”, “Survival”, and “My Life”, this album will be a testament to the experiences and growth of the artist over the past 3 years. As always, The Lion is committed to diversity in his music and the message of peace, love, hope, and equal rights for all mankind. Thus this album will serve up reggae in various musical styles, accompanied by the Lion’s fiery blues guitar, in the vein of the debut album New Day and sophomore release Don’t Lose Yourself (Ruff Stuff Records).Rising Lion has been touring the US and abroad for 14 years. The Lion has performed and proven to be a favorite at the following various festivals: The Annual Bob Marley Reggae Festival, The Legends of Rasta Reggae Tour, The New England Reggae Fest, Golden Gate Park Reggae Festival, and various concert series around the US. During these times, Rising Lion has had the pleasure of performing along side with the likes of Santana, Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, The Wailers, Lauren Hill, Yellowman, Toots and The Maytals, The Wailing Souls, Burning Spear, The Mighty Diamonds, Inner Circle, and many more. Rising Lion tour information can be found at Risinglion.com, Jambase.com, and myspace.com/risinglion

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Rising Lion has 2 full length albums available in fine record stores and on-line with distribution by Navarre Corporation, the highly acclaimed New Day-(Ruff Stuff Records) and the sophomore release Don't Lose Yourself-(RPH/Ruff Stuff Records), as well as songs on a host of compilation albums with artists such as Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, George Clinton, Gov’t Mule, Lead Belly, Glenn Washington, and many others. Rising Lion music has been on the play lists of numerous college and commercial radio stations in the U.S. and abroad including Europe, Russia, Guam, Argentina, and the Philippines. Rising Lion has been featured in the Orlando Weekly’s “Best of Orlando” for 2006 and 2007. Give thanks to all who voted.


A hard copy of the bio, video footage, tour dates and sound bytes are available at risinglion.com or Google the words "Rising Lion" and links will come up for sites selling the CDs, live shows, reviews and latest newspaper & magazine articles. For sites selling Rising Lion’s music, go to itunes, cdbaby.com, or bestbuy.com.


Rising Lion Discography
  • Full Lengths:
  • American Dread Full-length Album
  • American Dread E P
  • New Day (Ruffs Stuff Records)
  • Dont Lose Yourself (RPH Productions)
  • Compilations:
  • Dennis Brown 50th Birthday Anniversary CD
  • Reggae Platinum Vol. 1 (Ruff Stuff Records)
  • R.A.W. 2000 (RPH Productions/Ruff Stuff Records)
  • History of Hemp Music bonus CD with Sex, Drugs & Democracy DVD (Ruff Stuff Records)
  • Ruffstuff Dub Vol. 1 (RPH Productions)
  • One Thing Movie Soundtrack-Indelible Pictures

  • My Interests

    Music:

    Member Since: 7/29/2005
    Band Website: risinglion.com
    Band Members: Danny Dred aka Rising Lion : lead and backing Vox and Guitars, keyboards, Bass,Drums, Programming, Composing and Arrangement.

    Influences: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Super Cat, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, SRV, Johnny Cash,2Pac, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Malcom X, Ghandi,Che,Crazy Horse,Geronimo,Chief Joseph,Culture, and Arthur Lott.
    Sounds Like: Bob Marley and Peter Tosh meet Jimi Hendrix, Beenie Man and 2Pac meet Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, Bob Dylan,Johnny Cash and Stevie Ray Vaughn meet Reggae!!!!!!
    Record Label: RuffStuff Records
    Type of Label: Indie

    My Blog

    NEW Rising Lion myspace page and Web Site is up!!

    Come check it out! Tour Dates are listed! Album will be on iTunes begining of Feb. Come to a show and get an Album.
    Posted by Rising Lion on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

    Rising Lion on Last.FM

    Hey, join my friends on Last.fm so we see what music we're listening to and share discoveries.         You get your own music charts, personal recommendations, radio...
    Posted by Rising Lion on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:23:00 PST