http://mp3.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 HollowaySkaen720Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:27:05 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987302&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987302 tra.1987302 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 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 Black Sunday tra.1987302 179000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987302&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987302&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154539&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 3154539 tra.3154539 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Guns Of Navarone: The Best Of alb.266209 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154618&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154610&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 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154614&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987294&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 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 Alley Pang tra.1987294 163000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987294&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987294&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987315&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987315 tra.1987315 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 Cleopatra tra.1987315 145000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987315&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987315&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987307&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987305&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Thu, 4 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987305 tra.1987305 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 Dick Tracy tra.1987305 164000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987305&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987305&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987299&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987291&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3154543&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2128852&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 2128852 tra.2128852 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Ska Years alb.323232 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00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 1987293 tra.1987293 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 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 Simmer Down - (Featuring Bob Marley And The Wailers) tra.1987293 190000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987293&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1987293&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083194&rws=%2Fthe-skatalites%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ska Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Skatalites on Rhapsody Online 16083194 tra.16083194 The Skatalites art.44131 0.99 Rolling Steady: The 1983 Music Mountain Sessions alb.16079720 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/8/1/1091884_170x170.jpg 2007-09-17 00:00:00.0 2007-09-17 00:00:00.0 true Rolling Steady tra.16083194 270000 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