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Wotta bout rock-steady too? Derrick Harriott wot a lovely fella looked after ailing Rico Rodrigues helped him on stage RR's last public appearance when he was too ill to play his trombone at the London International Ska Festival 2016
C'mon lets make this a nice long thread to rival the two-bob Frankie Knuckles absense of tune and melody meh so-so 90's nonsense.
THE SPECIALS — YOU’RE WONDERING NOW This week in 1979, THE SPECIALS played the Colchester Institute, a show that was filmed for BBC2’s ROCK GOES TO COLLEGE programme, a TV series that featured the best of contemporary British and American ‘rock’ bands filmed in front of an audience of students, (December 1979) Broadcast in January 1980, the video here features the band playing the mournful ska of YOU’RE WONDERING NOW, a cover of the Sir Coxsone (Clement Dodd) track recorded in 1964 by ‘Andy & Joey’ in Jamaica and one that brought the Specials’ debut album to a dreamy acapella close.
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'I'm 18 with a bullet.Got my finger on the trigger,I'm gonna pull it.."
Love,Peace and Fook Chelski!
More like 20StoneOfHoop now.
Let's face it I'm not getting any thinner.
Pass the cake and pies please.
'I'm 18 with a bullet.Got my finger on the trigger,I'm gonna pull it.."
Love,Peace and Fook Chelski!
More like 20StoneOfHoop now.
Let's face it I'm not getting any thinner.
Pass the cake and pies please.
Anyone missing being on a roof ~ LessClaustrophobiaCrowds ~ at Carnival?
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'I'm 18 with a bullet.Got my finger on the trigger,I'm gonna pull it.."
Love,Peace and Fook Chelski!
More like 20StoneOfHoop now.
Let's face it I'm not getting any thinner.
Pass the cake and pies please.
Could the name of the thread be changed to "Ska & Vintage Reggae"?
Fair point. Those of us of a certain age referred to the music as Bluebeat because most the T tunes came out on the Bluebeat label. The ska period ended in early '66. Two tone? No thanks.
Fair point. Those of us of a certain age referred to the music as Bluebeat because most the T tunes came out on the Bluebeat label. The ska period ended in early '66. Two tone? No thanks.
Wot no 2-Tone!? <yikes!> Very purist skankier than thou,longers.
[Post edited 31 Aug 2020 13:00]
'I'm 18 with a bullet.Got my finger on the trigger,I'm gonna pull it.."
Love,Peace and Fook Chelski!
More like 20StoneOfHoop now.
Let's face it I'm not getting any thinner.
Pass the cake and pies please.