Bob Marley, born Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), Nine Miles, St Ann, Jamaica. He was a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the most popular musical icons of the 20th century. Marley’s Debut While living in Trench Town, Marley along with Bunny Wailer received vocal training from […]
The Early Years 1961- 1967 | Ska Era The Wailers Early Years features several of the Ska compilation of the Wailers group between 1961 and 1967. The Judge Not compilation features the first single ever produced by Bob Marley, “Judge Not”. It also includes early songs produced by Leslie Kong. The original album The Wailing […]
Ska music was originated in Jamaica in the late 1950’s. It is a fusion of the Jamaican Mento music with American Jazz and Rhythm and Blues. It is Jamaica’s first indigenous commercial music and was made popular in the early 1960’s. The first recorded Ska music was Easy Snappin by Thephillus Beckford in 1959. The first international Ska hit […]
Stranger Cole, born Wilburn Theodore Cole in Kingston in the year 1945. He is a singer and songwriter of Ska Rocksteady and Reggae genres. He debuted in music as a songwriter with the song “In and Out the Window”, which was written for the Ska legend, Monty Morris. In 1962 he did his first singles with […]
Toots Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert is a Jamaican songwriter and singer . He was lead singer of the group called The Maytals. He was born on December 8, 1942 in May Pen, Clarendon. In 1961, he formed and became the lead vocalist of the vocal group, Toots & The Maytals, which was originally called The […]
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Joe Higgs is a Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae vocalist and guitarist. He was born Joseph Benjamin Higgs on June 3, 1940 in Kingston Jamaica. He died on December 18, 1999. In 1958 he released his first song “Oh Manny Oh” which was a duet with Roy Wilson. One of the greatest hits of Higgs and Wilson […]
Prince Buster, born Cecil Bustamante Campbell on May 24, 1938 on Orange Street in Kingston Jamaica. He is a singer, songwriter and producer whose work has contributed significantly to the development of Ska and Rocksteady music in Jamaica. His involvement in commercial music started in 1957 while he worked with Coxsone Dodd’s sound system. He […]
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd is one of Jamaica’s greatest record producers. He was born in Kingston on January 26 1932 and died May 5, 2004 Dodd has produced artistes such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Marcia Griffiths, Bob Andy , Horace Andy, Delroy Wilson, Paragons, Alton Ellis, John Holt, Joe Higgs, Joseph Culture Hill, Burning Spear, […]
