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Showing posts with label slow ska. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slow ska. Show all posts

October 31, 2008

Gospel by Bob Marley & The Wailers

"Let the Lord be seen in me"
A 1966 song originally released on the Supreme label in Jamaica
Taken from the
"Destiny: Rare Ska Side From Studio 1"
CD


If you like Bob Marley & The Wailers and there ballads, this CD is a must. Great ballads and ska tunes.
The backing vocals are done by Beverly Kelso, Cherry Green and Constantine "Dream Vision" Walker called The Soulettes.

June 23, 2008

Delroy Wilson & ????? - It's A Sin

Young Delroy Wilson

Delroy Wilson was part of the duo's Higgs (Joe Higgs) & Wilson and Delroy & Paulette (Paulette Williams of the Williams sisters).
He also teamed up with Jennifer Lara & Hortense Ellis.

I could not find any information on who the lady is singing this song with Delroy, but comparing the voice with other songs I have I'm almost sure it must be Paulette Williams.
Delroy recorded his first song "If I had a beautiful day" at the age of thirteen for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd.

The song can be found on the above CD.


March 11, 2008

Every Night (Joe White & Chuck) and Todos Las Noches (Carlos Cortez)

2 superb Caribbean ballads
The Joe White & Chuck version can be found on the 3 cd Box set by Trojan.

The song was a hit in many Caribbean countries.

Check Out What They Say About The Box

The song was such a hit that Carlos Cortez did a slower Spanish version of the song.


January 25, 2008

The Saints - Brown Eyes (Gay Feet & High Note) '66

Don't know much about this group. They released about 15 singles ( I have only this ones) on many (10) labels, there UK (5) releases not including . I only could find info on mentioned labels but I'm almost sure there are more.

This is a beautiful Jamaican ballad, with the guitar going in a slow ska rhythm. I've loved this song from the first time I heard it back in the sixties.
I love the combination of the vocals, with the backing vocal just a click later then the lead singer, to me it makes the beauty of the song and that's what creates the atmosphere of the song.
Makes you want to hold and squeeze your brown eyed girl real close and dance away into the tropical night.