Here's a link for this book, available for free download. I've only skimmed it and wow, appears Ms. Lesser has written a really thorough chronology of dancehall reggae. You can download it for free. The photos are interesting too.
http://bethlesser.com/books/rubadub.htm
Table of Contents:
The Early Days - 8
Politics in the Dance - 26
Sounds of the late ‘70s - 37
The Studio One Revival - 47
Channel One Studio - 54
Jah Life Comes to Jamaica - 63
Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas - 67
The Roots Radics - 72
Scientist & the Greensleeves Dub Albums - 79
Slackness - 83
General Echo & Stereophonic - 87
Gemini Disco with Welton Irie, Ringo & Squiddley Ranking - 96
Lone Ranger & the Eastern Kingston Artists - 105
Brigadier Jerry & Jah Love International - 122
Yellowman - 131
The Dancehall Explosion - 136
Junjo Lawes & Volcano - 141
New York City in the ‘80s - 150 <<<<Hey Sharleen>>>>
Frankie Paul - 161
How Cassettes Spread Dancehall - 166
The Sing-jay Style - 171
U Royâ€s King Stur-Gav Sound with Josie Wales & Charlie Chaplin - 181
George Phang - 196
Dubplates and Specials - 200
Jamaican Radio in the ‘80s - 210
Sonic Sound Records & the Local Market - 216
Kilimanjaro with Early B & Supercat - 220
Winston Riley & the Techniques Label - 232
Sugar Minottâ€s Youth Promotion Sound - 235
The Business Side of Dancehall - 243
Lick-over Rhythms - 251
Metromedia Sound with Peter Metro- 257
Arrows the Ambassador - 265
The Ladies - 271
Black Star International - 282
King Jammy & Sleng Teng - 287
Drum Machines & Preprogrammed Instruments - 293
The Digital Dynamic Duo - Steely and Clevie - 301
The Local Style - 307
Black Scorpio Sound with General Trees - 313
Raggamuffin Year - 319
King Stur-Mars - 332
Foreign Mind - 338
Stone Love & the Noise Act - 344
Old Time Something Come Back Again - 350