Al Brown
No Love (in_the_Heart_of_the_City) Well of course we certainly knew this song – from Bobby Bland. This version is a Ska/Reggae take on it. WIKI – Ain't No Love
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Phyllis Dillon
Make Me Yours Phyllis Dillon gives Betty Swan‘s original the Ska/Blue Beat treatment: nice. Don’t Stay Away (Doctor Bird) Perfidia (1967) Of course these 45’s were played at the ONLY club in Manchester town centre that featured Jamaican music in the … Continue reading →
Bob And Marcia
YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK Bob & Marcia recorded a hit Jamaican sound call it SKA Rock Steady Blue Beat or Reggae or whatever, this style of music was made popular in England in the early sixties at Jamaican clubs and … Continue reading →
Stranger And Patsy
When You Call My Name Patsy Todd and Stranger Cole on Blue Beat were popular at Manchester’s Nile Club (Mosside) and also at the only Manchester city centre club that included Rock Steady SKA and Blue Note alongside its Soul … Continue reading →
Dandy Livingstone
RUDY A MESSAGE TO YOUÂ (1967) Huge track at both; The Blue Note and The Twisted Wheel. It was all about dem Rude Boys in Jamaica. And an even bigger hit in the 80’s when the Specials caught that SKA ROCK … Continue reading →
The Upsetters
Return Of Django
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Jack And Jill Shuffle Another Blue Beat 45 from the Blue Note Manchester.
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Wikipedia: Bob Marley and The Wailers
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Everything I Own
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Double Barrel This was played at the Blue Note in Manchester, a big chart hit too and by 1970 it was the premier club for SKA and Blue Beat, and I even heard it played at a Twisted wheel all-nighter.
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