http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44131&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rssPeople who think that the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones invented Ska are about as well-informed as those who think Elvis Presley invented rock 'n' roll. The Skatalites mixed R&B and Afro-Caribbean rhythms some 20-odd years before the Bosstones, reworking the musical blend into steady waves of gently cresting and falling guitars and stand-up bass, heated by blustering horns. The music was infectious and compelling, a sound that would fill dance halls to sweltering capacities as the crowd swayed to the lilting rhythms. Amazingly, the most important band in Ska's history lasted a mere 14 months, after which lead trombonist Don Drummond was put away in a mental institution for murdering his wife, where he died a few years later. The short lifespan of the band did nothing to end their lasting influence, as seen in the resurgence of Ska in Britain and the U.S. in the 1980s and '90s, and in the rise of various subgenres (Reggae, Dub, bluebeat, Rock Steady) created simply by altering Ska's original rhythms. Even today, the Skatalites' recordings and live performances blow every Ska-Punk/Metal/pick-your-hybrid band to smithereens. - Kali HollowaySkaen720Sat, 2 Jan 2010 01:27:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44131&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss People who think that the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones invented Ska are about as well-informed as those who think Elvis Presley invented rock 'n' roll. The Skatalites mixed R&B and Afro-Caribbean rhythms some 20-odd years before the Bosstones, reworking the musical blend into steady waves of gently cresting and falling guitars and stand-up bass, heated by blustering horns. The music was infectious and compelling, a sound that would fill dance halls to sweltering capacities as the crowd swayed to the lilting rhythms. Amazingly, the most important band in Ska's history lasted a mere 14 months, after which lead trombonist Don Drummond was put away in a mental institution for murdering his wife, where he died a few years later. The short lifespan of the band did nothing to end their lasting influence, as seen in the resurgence of Ska in Britain and the U.S. in the 1980s and '90s, and in the rise of various subgenres (Reggae, Dub, bluebeat, Rock Steady) created simply by altering Ska's original rhythms. Even today, the Skatalites' recordings and live performances blow every Ska-Punk/Metal/pick-your-hybrid band to smithereens. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987300&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987300 tra.1987300 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Foundation Ska alb.99932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/8/6/386895_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-04 00:00:00.0 true I Should Have Known Better tra.1987300 182000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987300&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987300&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154610&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154610 tra.3154610 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Feeling Fine tra.3154610 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154610&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154610&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154620&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154620 tra.3154620 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Good News tra.3154620 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154620&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154620&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154618 tra.3154618 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Around The World tra.3154618 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154612&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154612 tra.3154612 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Lucky Seven tra.3154612 170000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154612&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154612&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154611&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154611 tra.3154611 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Don De Lion tra.3154611 123000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154611&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154611&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2781296&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987310&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154614 tra.3154614 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true Silver Dollar tra.3154614 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987294&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987294 tra.1987294 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Foundation Ska alb.99932 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987307 tra.1987307 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Foundation Ska alb.99932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/8/6/386895_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-04 00:00:00.0 true Scandal Ska tra.1987307 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807966&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 11807966 tra.11807966 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Hi-Bop Ska alb.11793128 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/9/8/908978_170x170.jpg 2006-06-20 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ska Ska Ska tra.11807966 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807966&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807966&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314430&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1314430 tra.1314430 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Ball Of Fire alb.109740 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/0/530241_170x170.jpg 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Swing Easy tra.1314430 384000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314430&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314430&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28388770&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Sun, 31 May 2009 05:16:21 -0700 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 28388770 tra.28388770 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Intensified alb.28380331 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/3/5/1685332_170x170.jpg 2009-05-26 00:00:00.0 null true Independent Anniversary Ska tra.28388770 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28388770&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28388770&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314432&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1314432 tra.1314432 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Ball Of Fire alb.109740 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/0/530241_170x170.jpg 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Freedom Sound tra.1314432 506000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314432&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314432&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987299 tra.1987299 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Foundation Ska alb.99932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/8/6/386895_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-04 00:00:00.0 true Two For One tra.1987299 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1314428&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1314428 tra.1314428 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Ball Of Fire alb.109740 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/0/530241_170x170.jpg 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Rock Fort Rock tra.1314428 421000 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art.44131 0.0 Ball Of Fire alb.109740 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/0/530241_170x170.jpg 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Latin Goes Ska tra.2161521 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2161521&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2161521&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154543 tra.3154543 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/7/9/1639713_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2001-03-09 00:00:00.0 true (Music Is My) Occupation tra.3154543 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5284279&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 18 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 5284279 tra.5284279 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Phoenix City: A History Of... alb.5280147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/5/1/941587_170x170.jpg 2004-05-18 00:00:00.0 2004-05-18 00:00:00.0 true Yard Broom - Roland Alphonso & Don Drummond tra.5284279 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5284279&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5284279&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987291 tra.1987291 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Foundation Ska alb.99932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/8/6/386895_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-04 00:00:00.0 true Christine Keeler tra.1987291 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807957&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 11807957 tra.11807957 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Hi-Bop Ska alb.11793128 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/9/8/908978_170x170.jpg 2006-06-20 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ska Reggae Hi-Bop tra.11807957 503000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807957&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11807957&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2667108&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 2667108 tra.2667108 The Skatalites art.44131 0.0 Ball Of Fire alb.109740 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/0/530241_170x170.jpg 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 1998-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Eastern Standard Time tra.2667108 341000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2667108&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2667108&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss