The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including...

Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, by Tony Brevett (born 1949, nephew of The Skatalites bassist, Lloyd Brevett), Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton. Renford Cogle...

that the difference between R&B and ska beats is that the former goes "chink-ka" and the latter goes "ka-chink". Famous ska band the Skatalites recorded...

film's theme song, covered by Jamaican ska group The Skatalites in 1965 and later covered by The Specials "Guns of Navarone", a 2021 song by Sean Paul...

including one by the Jamaican group the Skatalites whose single was released in 1965, and reached No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967. The orchestral theme...

Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites. The year 2005 saw Adams join...

singing as a part of The Wailers. In the early 1960s, Dodd was producing ska hits by Toots and the Maytals, the Gaylads, and the Skatalites. Dodd's "You're...

I'm The Guns of the [sic] Navarone." "Guns of Navarone" by the Jamaican band The Skatalites (1965) is a Ska standard, which reached #36 in the British...

Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lloyd Brevett from the Skatalites, Paul Douglas from Toots and the Maytals, Lloyd Knibb from the Skatalites, Winston Grennan...

house band, the Skatalites, the Maytals' close-harmony gospel singing ensured success, overshadowing Dodd's other up-and-coming vocal group, the Wailers....

by the BBC due to its subject matter. The single had also been banned by Radio Luxembourg. In 1964, the Jamaican ska band The Skatalites released the song...

"Coxsone Dodd, 72, Pioneer of the Jamaican Pop Music Scene, Dies". The New York Times. (online) "The Skatalites". Skatalites.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019...

with most of the future Skatalites members, in bands such as Clue J & His Blues Blasters. Sterling was a founding member of The Skatalites (playing alto...

Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites. The band guest-performed with the Dave Matthews Band during their 2007 summer tour. Members of the Roots played in various...

scene of the first episode of the third series, the cover version recorded by The Skatalites in 1994 is played at the bar. It appeared on the official...

reggae singer. Known as the "Queen of Ska", she was a founding member in 1964 of the Skatalites. Following the death of Skatalites member Lester Sterling...

This is the discography of Jamaican reggae group Toots and the Maytals, including their releases as 'the Maytals' as well as the solo discography of their...

When ska band the Skatalites disbanded (64/65—accounts vary) McCook went to work at the Treasure Isle label and Jackie Mittoo went to the Studio One label—these...

member of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Sound Dimensions, Divine Light, The Light of Saba, and The Skatalites. Brooks became a pupil at the renowned...

on the Wall also became the first Bond theme to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart. The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James...

Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites. Yamagata toured with...

songwriter and musical director. He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label. Upon hearing of Mittoo's death...

topped the Jamaican charts in 1964 with "Simmer Down", which was recorded at Studio One with the rhythm section from the studio house band the Skatalites. "Simmer...

so. Mahfood was murdered in 1965, by her boyfriend Don Drummond of the Skatalites band. Anita Mahfood was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She had three sisters...

Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites. Stefani launched...

founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid, and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee or with The Revolutionaries at...

variety of performers including Ben Harper, Damian Marley, The Skatalites, Burning Spear and The Junction, among others, and embarked on a sold-out tour...

to ska in the early 1960s, and was a founding member of the Skatalites, singing with the band on tracks such as "Come Down" and "I'm in the Mood For Ska"...

Knibb of The Skatalites. In the 1960s, Barrett began performing with his brother Aston "Family Man" Barrett, under the names The Soul Mates, The Rhythm...

explains “My mentor was the drummer for The Skatalites, Lloyd Knibb. And I used to listen a lot to the drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Al Jackson Jr...