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The Skatalites

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The Resume

    (1963- )
    Born in Jamaica
    Ska / jazz / reggae genre
    Founding members: Lester Sterling (alto saxophone)
    Don Drummond (tenor saxophone, d 1969)
    Jackie Mittoo (keyboards, d 1990)
    Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone, d 1998)
    Roland Alphonso (tenor saxophone, d 1998)
    Jerrome ‘Jah Jerry’ Haynes (guitar, d 2007)
    Johnny ‘Dizzy’ Moore (trumpet, d 2008)
    Lloyd Knibb (drums, d 2011)
    Lloyd Brevett (upright bass, d 2012)
    Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks (tenor saxophone (d 2013)
    Albums include ‘Ska Authentic,’ ‘Return of the Big Guns,’ ‘Ball of Fire,’ and ‘Rollin’ On’
    Singles include ‘Ball of Fire’ and ‘Guns of Navarone’

Why they might be annoying:

    Perhaps not surprisingly, there have been at least 30 different members over its run.
    After their initial breakup, the ska movement had all but died down on the home front.
    Not the least bit helped by the New Year’s Day (1965) news that Drummond murdered his common-law wife, they broke up around a year after their founding.
    Confusion abounds online as to whether Jackie Opel (d 1970) or Doreen Shaffer was a founding vocalist — or perhaps both.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Many of its members went back as far the late 1940s.
    Their initial breakup resulted in at least two supergroups and two more ska waves the world over.
    Having reformed in 1983 – after nine years of session and studio activity – they would not break up for decades after.
    Along with a dozen or so other artists, they were featured on ‘True Love’ (Toots and the Maytals), which won the 2004 Grammy for Best Reggae Album.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying