Judge Dread was also a songwriter, coming to the attention of Elvis Presley, who had planned to record "A Child's Prayer" as a Christmas gift to his daughter Lisa Marie in 1977, but died before making the recording.
Alexander Minto Hughes, bolj znan pod psevdonimom Judge Dread, angleški reggae in ska glasbenik, * 2. maj 1945, Kent, Anglija, † 13. marec 1998, Canterbury.