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Skanking lesson from 1964 (Ska R)

funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
edited February 2009 in Strut Central


I saw this over at BoingBoing...That's apparently Byron Lee & the Dragonaires in the background.

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  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    "ska is as easy as that!"
  • minneapminneap 541 Posts
    ol' girl is gonna love this! thanks.
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts
    Glad he clarified that "Rowing" is being done by two members of the band...

    BTW was sent a facebook link to some bizarre Japanese Dancehall footage which is strangely compulsive.

    http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=114827655525&ref=nf

    Yeah, you need to be on facebook.
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,789 Posts


    Yeah, you need to be on facebook.

    Not that much I don't.


    b/w

    Don't be salty, I just hear that from all the kids these days.
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts


    Yeah, you need to be on facebook.

    Not that much I don't.


    b/w

    Don't be salty, I just hear that from all the kids these days.

    I meant, "Yeah, you need to be on facebook (to see the clip)".

    Nobody *needs* to be on facebook. Unless you are a stalker.
  • CBearCBear 902 Posts
    I've never seen anyone skank like any of those folks.
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
    I've never seen anyone skank like any of those folks.

    I'm sayin'. Weren't a couple of those folks doing the Monkey?
  • oldjeezyoldjeezy 134 Posts
    Man, B Lee was an uptown poseur who played the fancy hotels. He got sent to the ghetto to pick up on the new sound, and give it a more "acceptable" presentation. (There's a story of the Skatalites being a little too rough to represent JA in the World's Fair). Some cool players passed through the ranks of his band, but mostly it's on some watered-down ish.

    That said, still liked the clip!
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    had to watch that again.
  • picoandsepulvedapicoandsepulveda 1,026 Posts
    Man, B Lee was an uptown poseur who played the fancy hotels. He got sent to the ghetto to pick up on the new sound, and give it a more "acceptable" presentation. (There's a story of the Skatalites being a little too rough to represent JA in the World's Fair). Some cool players passed through the ranks of his band, but mostly it's on some watered-down ish.



    while some of your post may be somewhat true your first and last line was some real dumb shit to say about a man who is praised as one of the greatest bandleaders and toughest songwriters to ever come out of JA.

    also responsible for:

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  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    not watered down

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