The Maytals
Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known...
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Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave...
Prince Buster
Cecil Bustamente Campbell, O.D. (born 28 May 1938), better known as Prince Buster, and also known by his Muslim name...
Sally Brown
Let me tell you 'bout Sally Brown Let me tell you 'bout Sally Brown Sally Brown is a girl in...
The Godfather of Rocksteady
Alton Ellis Biography Ellis was born in 1938 and grew up in Kingston's Trench Town district. Born into...
The Skatalites
Reggae/ska band The Skatalites. © David Corio, MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/Venice, CA Although many people today would associate ska with bands like...
The Toasters
The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the...
The English Beat
. HISTORY Formed in the working class suburbs of industrial Birmingham in England in 1978 The Beat arose at a...
Skarmageddon
For the ska scene, the spectacular two-CD compilation Skarmageddon was proof positive that the third wave had swept across every corner of...
