Back in February, when Fidel Castro resigned the presidency of Cuba, the New York Times ran a nice piece on WFMU after Dave the Spazz feted the event by spinning Jay Chevalier's "Castro Rock" on his radio show. (Click to hear it, below.) Being that today is el Comandante's 82nd birthday, please join me, won't you, in belting out a rousing rendition of "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" Hey, he may actually .
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that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, an event that truly did change the way all of us who live in democracies regard their political leaders. The shock of his death was felt all round the world. Given its proximity to the USA, and its economic links, it was hardly surprising that Jamaica felt the need to mark the event.Here, firstly on Studio One are the Skatalites with
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Here we have the 1997 incarnation of the Skatalites, still with their original bassist and drummer (Lloyds Brevett and Knibbs), and alto and tenor saxmen (Lester Sterling and Roland Alphonso), plus a few new recruits, and Ernest Ranglin guesting on guitar, covering the New Establishment's 1968 reggae instrumental "Rockfort Rock".Of course, "Rockfort Rock" was itself based upon Celia Cruz' Latin...
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were used in 1965 by the Skatalites (with Tony DaCosta on vocals), for their reworking of it as "Hog Ina Cocoa". In fact, that was an old folk song, and Lasher probably took the "Hog Ina Cocoa" tune and lyric and added some words of his own.Anyway, we are now in the ska era.....
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Leonidas Frank Chaney, better known to cinema fans simply as Lon Chaney, was born on April 1, 1883. Nicknamed "The Man Of A Thousand Faces" and one of the silver screen's first actors synonymous with special effects make-up and for playing grotesque monsters, he was a truly a horror film groundbreaker. Between 1912 and 1917, Chaney worked under contract for Universal Studios where his previou...
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The Skatalites are a Jamaican ska band who played between 1963 and 1965 and reformed in 1983 and have been together ever since.
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It is wish hung heads and heavy hearts that we here at the culture of me bring you the news that one of the brightest bulbs in ska and reggae music has gone out. Johnny Moore, fames hornsman for The...~~
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