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Jul 9, 2021 · An American Ska & Reggae Oral History is an exhaustive history of the bands that laid the foundation for American ska music. Before getting into the meat of his book, Wasserman begins by explaining why ska music is so important to him and why he was inspired to work on this book.
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Aug 2, 2021 · Wasserman’s 400-page book “Ska Boom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History” was published just last week and can be ordered online directly from DiWulf Publishing House. The book features a forward by Horace Panter, bassist for 2 Tone legends The Specials, and is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with managers, promoters, writers ...
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Jun 24, 2021 · The Shakers’ story alone would make a good film, but there are many interesting stories here: The Blue Riddim Band from Kansas City making it all the way to Reggae Sunsplash and then being a hit there with Jamaican listeners; The Boxboys – “the first American ska band” – who in the late ’70s/early ’80s packed Silverlake’s O.N ...
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Aug 9, 2021 · Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come: The Anthology '64-'74 (1964-1974/2005) Because so much early ska was a singles game, compilations are the best introduction to many of the genre ...
Jun 7, 2021 · Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 3 min read. Ska music serves as a bridge between 1960s Jamaican music, 1970s British dance music, and 1990s American punk music. It does this by fusing many musical influences to create a genre unique unto itself.
Feb 17, 2024 · The Specials formed in 1977 and two years later released their first single, “ Gangsters ,” a reworking of legendary ska singer Prince Buster’s 1964 Jamaican hit “Al Capone.”. The band ...
Jun 2, 2021 · Gie Knaeps/Getty Images. The ska style known as 2 tone developed in the late 1970s and early '80s in England. According to SF Gate, while reggae was exploding in Jamaica, the popularity of new wave in the U.K. made nostalgia for '60s ska fashionable, and British bands picked it up (pun intended).
