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December 4, 2009, at 8:23 pm
The latest instalment of the 100 Greatest Rocksteady tunes is up now, Check it here. Only 30 more to go so watch this space… Another recent update has been the return of the 70’s charts as published in Black Music magazine back in the day. These were originally put on the old DanceCrasher site around [...] December 2, 2009, at 10:45 pm
Stop That Train – Keith And Tex (Derrick Harriot Production) When he wasn’t singing hit songs himself Derrick Harriot enjoyed even more success as a producer. The likes of Noel “Bunny” Brown and hornsman Bobby Ellis contributed to this success but the real hit makers were the singing duo of Keith Rowe and Texas Dixon, better [...] June 5, 2009, at 11:33 pm
Well it’s been a long time in coming but the latest instalment of the Greatest 100 Rocksteady Tunes feature is finally here. Hopefully I’l be able to sort out the final 40 tunes a bit more quickly! Numbers 50-41. June 5, 2009, at 11:15 pm
You Don’t Care – The Techniques (Duke Reid Production) It’s been a hard choice when putting this top 100 together to chose between the more obscure tunes and the huge hits of the genre. I’ve avoided some of the anthems, not because they’re not great records but because it’s hard to get excited about a tune [...] November 28, 2008, at 10:54 pm
Numbers 60-51 in the series are finally here. Many thanks for all the comments that have been left about this series, it makes it easier to keep this stuff going knowing that people enjoy it. November 28, 2008, at 10:35 pm
Soul Serenade – The Soul Bros (Coxsone Dodd production) Soul Serenade was a hit for American Saxophonist King Curtis in the early 60’s. It was a popular tune in Jamaica too, most notably in 1969 when Boris Gardner enjoyed a big hit with a his reggae version for Byron Lee (this was effectively a double A [...] June 27, 2008, at 10:22 pm
The fourth part of the 100 greatest Rockstedy tunes is finally finished, so to check tunes like this, this, and see what else made the grade check here. June 27, 2008, at 9:50 pm
The Greatest – William Samuels (Coxsone Dodd production) The Greatest is surprisingly seldom heard, quite odd since this is a great clash type tune and top notch Studio One Rocksteady to boot. Winston Samuels emerged as a solo artist in the early 60’s and recorded extensively for Sonia Pottinger in the Rocksteady era but this Brentford [...] January 15, 2008, at 9:51 am
Just completed, part 3 of the 100 Best Rocksteady Tunes is now available. Check it now. There has been a great reaction to this series so thanks to everyone who has commented. Part 4 won’t be long! January 15, 2008, at 9:23 am
Johnny Cool – Prince Buster and Lee Perry (Prince Buster production) The Prince as Johnny Cool in conversation with Lee Scratch Perry with more than a little of Ba Ba Boom and Queen Majesty thrown in for good measure. A highly entertaining combination that is just a little left field, this was also highly unusual for [...] |
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