Editing Capleton (section)

{{Short description|Jamaican musician (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Capleton
| image           = Capleton1.jpg
| caption         = Capleton performing in 2008
| landscape       = Yes
| birth_name      = Clifton George Bailey III
| alias           = {{ubl|King Shango|The Fireman|The Prophet}}
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|4|13}}
| birth_place     = [[Islington, Jamaica|Islington]], [[Jamaica]]
| death_date      =
| instrument      = Vocals
| genre           = [[Reggae]], [[roots reggae]], [[dancehall]]
| occupation      = Musician
| years_active    = 1985 &ndash; present

| label           = [[VP Records|VP]], suge/[[Def Jam Recordings|RAL]]/[[PolyGram Records|PolyGram]], Rude Boy, Exterminator
| associated_acts =
| website         = {{URL|capletonmusic.com}}
}}

'''Clifton George Bailey III''' (born 13 April 1967),<ref name=orion /><ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}, pp. 67–69</ref> better known by his stage name '''Capleton''', is a Jamaican [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]] musician. He is also referred to as '''King Shango''', '''King David''', '''The Fireman''' and '''The Prophet'''. His record label is called David House Productions. He is known for his [[Rastafari]] views expressed in his songs.