Two-tone or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock[citation needed] and ska revival, is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that...
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genre 2 Tone Records, record label Two Tone Club, French ska band "Two-Tone" Tommy, bass musician Two-tone color, such as RG color space Two-tone paint...
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of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s; the 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s in Britain, which fused Jamaican ska rhythms...
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Two Tone Club is a French ska band from Montbéliard. They are mainly influenced by 2 Tone ska, but also reggae and rocksteady. Their track "Club 69" pays...
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2 Tone Records was an English independent record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. It...
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This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers. Aubrey Adams...
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The Bodysnatchers (band) (category 2 Tone Records artists)
Bodysnatchers were a seven-piece all-female band involved in the British 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Formed in London by Nicky Summers...
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Horace Panter (category English ska bass guitarists)
professionally as Sir Horace Gentleman, is the bassist for the British 2 Tone ska band The Specials. Panter was born in Croydon, Surrey and spent most of...
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Pauline Black (category British ska musicians)
Black came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the 2 Tone ska revival band the Selecter, which released four singles that entered the...
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The Selecter (category 2 Tone Records artists)
The Selecter is an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race...
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This is the discography of British 2-tone/ska band Bad Manners. "BAD MANNERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts...
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Neville Staple (category British ska musicians)
Staples, is a Jamaican-born English singer, known for his work with the 2-tone ska band the Specials, the pop group Fun Boy Three, as well as with his own...
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This is the discography of British 2-tone/ska band the Beat (known as the English Beat in the US and Canada) and its subsequent incarnations as the Beat...
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Too Much Pressure (category 2 Tone Records albums)
Too Much Pressure is the debut studio album by the English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter. After the band's official formation in 1979 in Coventry...
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Jerry Dammers (category 2 Tone Records)
Coventry-based ska band the Specials (also known as the Special A.K.A.) and later the Spatial AKA Orchestra. Through his foundation of the record label Two Tone, his...
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On My Radio (song) (category 2 Tone Records singles)
Radio" is a song by the English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter, released as a single on 5 October 1979 by 2 Tone Records. It peaked at number 8 on...
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manager of the record label Metalheadz Horace Panter – bassist for the 2 Tone ska band The Specials Russ Russell – record producer, sound engineer, mixer...
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Ska'n'B is the first album by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners from the year 1980. It reached number 34 on the UK album chart. All songs by Bad...
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Today and Nightmares in the early 1980s on the back of Coventry's vibrant 2 Tone ska scene. After the demise of the Reluctant Stereotypes, King formed the...
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (redirect from Mighty Mighty Boss Tones)
as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the...
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Bad Manners (category 2 Tone Records artists)
Bad Manners are an English two-tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included Top of the Pops and the live film documentary...
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The Specials (category 2 Tone Records artists)
The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first...
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British youth trends such as scooter riding, the skinhead subculture, and 2 Tone ska crossed over to the United States during the 1980s, psychobilly did not...
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the London Metropolitan Police then being used to quell protests. The 2-Tone ska band The Specials also recorded a version, again relating to Margaret...
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"Can Can" is a song by British 2-tone/ska band Bad Manners, released in June 1981 as the first single from their third album Gosh It's ... Bad Manners...
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Neol Davies (category British ska musicians)
1952) is an English musician, composer and original member and founder of 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter. Born in Coventry, Davies wrote the instrumental...
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reggae fusion and rock music that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock, and ska. Typical lyrics of reggae rock songs incorporate love, personal awareness...
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Music of Jamaica (section Ska)
of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third...
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Allen called Meteor Madness. It was released as a double feature with 2 Tone ska film Dance Craze in March 1981. The movie featured four songs, which made...
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Rude boy (category Ska)
variations like rudeboy and rudebwoy, being used to describe fans of two-tone and ska. This revival of the subculture and term was partially the result of...
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