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1 posted on 04/21/2021 11:51:42 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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American R&B was a big influence


2 posted on 04/21/2021 11:57:54 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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Trailer - RudeBoy: The Story of Trojan Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3qb_R_7sg


3 posted on 04/21/2021 11:59:48 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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When I was a little girl, my favorite song on the radio was The “Israelite” by Desmond Dekker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxtfdH3-TQ4


4 posted on 04/21/2021 12:00:44 PM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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This came out, appropriately, at about the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

These Are the Times--Prince Buster & the Voice of the People (1962)

5 posted on 04/21/2021 12:01:57 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Millie Girl--Owen Grey (1962)
7 posted on 04/21/2021 12:06:04 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Rise, Jamaica, Rise! Independence Time is Here!--Al T. Joe (1962)
9 posted on 04/21/2021 12:10:32 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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This tune reflects Rastafarian thought.

The Lion of Judah--Laurel Aitken & the Skatalites (1963)

10 posted on 04/21/2021 12:16:28 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Byron Lee and the Dragonaires,
Ken Lazarus/Tomorrow’s Children,
Pluto, Ernie Smith, some of the music
I grew up listening to.


11 posted on 04/21/2021 12:19:29 PM PDT by psjones (u)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtuYWlh6fJ4
Eddie Murphy did a reggae number on Saturday Night Live. It is funny to read the comments on the video about how difficult it is to find the original skit. Amazing but not unexpected censorship. “ Kill the white people but buy our record first” is great.


12 posted on 04/21/2021 2:37:03 PM PDT by freefdny
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