Various Artists- Best of Jamaican R&B: Jamaican Blues Beat 1
Vinyl LP pressing, an installment in a series of newly created Trojan Records compilations celebrating the 2015 re-launch of the label. Shortly before the advent of Ska, Jamaica rocked to a sound variously known as Jamaican Blues, Shuffle Blues, or Blues Beat Influenced by U.S. musicians such as Rosco Gordon and Fats Domino, the style emphasized the off-beat and laid the foundation for the Ska sound of the early sixties Features 12 classic tracks from Desmond Dekker, Roland Alphonso, Derrick Morgan, Roy & Millie, Laurel Aitken, The Living Juniors, Owen Gray & The Caribs, Drumbago & His Band, The Melody Enchanters and others.
Track List
- Boogie in My Bones - Laurel Aitken ; the Caribs
- Forward March - Derrick Morgan
- We LL Meet - Roy ; Millie
- Sugar Dandy - the Jiving Juniors
- Jenny Lee - Owen Gray ; the Caribs
- Back Beat - Roland Alphonso
- Honour Your Mother and Father - Desmond Dekker
- Let the Good Times Roll - Derrick ; Patsy
- Duck Soup - Drumbago ; His Band
- Oh Ma Oh Pa - the Melody Enchanters
- Darling Patricia - Owen Gray
- Worried Over You - Keith ; Enid
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Vinyl LP pressing, an installment in a series of newly created Trojan Records compilations celebrating the 2015 re-launch of the label. Shortly before the advent of Ska, Jamaica rocked to a sound variously known as Jamaican Blues, Shuffle Blues, or Blues Beat Influenced by U.S. musicians such as Rosco Gordon and Fats Domino, the style emphasized the off-beat and laid the foundation for the Ska sound of the early sixties Features 12 classic tracks from Desmond Dekker, Roland Alphonso, Derrick Morgan, Roy & Millie, Laurel Aitken, The Living Juniors, Owen Gray & The Caribs, Drumbago & His Band, The Melody Enchanters and others.
Track List
- Boogie in My Bones - Laurel Aitken ; the Caribs
- Forward March - Derrick Morgan
- We LL Meet - Roy ; Millie
- Sugar Dandy - the Jiving Juniors
- Jenny Lee - Owen Gray ; the Caribs
- Back Beat - Roland Alphonso
- Honour Your Mother and Father - Desmond Dekker
- Let the Good Times Roll - Derrick ; Patsy
- Duck Soup - Drumbago ; His Band
- Oh Ma Oh Pa - the Melody Enchanters
- Darling Patricia - Owen Gray
- Worried Over You - Keith ; Enid
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.