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This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
By the early 1980s, 2 Tone-influenced ska bands began forming throughout the United States. [25] The Uptones from Berkeley, California, and the Toasters from New York City—both formed in 1981—were among the first active ska bands in North America. They are both credited with laying the groundwork for American ska and establishing scenes in ...
Salvo (band) The Scofflaws; SGR (band) Shaken 69; The Sheds (band) The Siren Six! Ska Daddyz; SKAndalous All-Stars; Skavoovie and the Epitones; Skinnerbox; The Skunks (ska band) The Slackers; Someday Providence; Spring Heeled Jack (band) Streetlight Manifesto; Stubborn All-Stars; Suburban Legends; The Supervillains
Later in 1982, Todd Duncan, former sax player of Eugene rock band "The Sneakers", proposed that The Sweet Cheeks open for Billy Rancher and the Unreal Gods at La Bamba's in Portland. The month before the gig, Todd changed the name of the band to "Crazy 8s" and added several new songs to the band's lineup.
Two-tone or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock [citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1]
Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north west London, who formed in 1976.One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. [1]
A new generation of ska-punk bands has a message for you, Rudy, and it's all about unity. Embracing the 80s British ska scene's politically charged idealism while taking musical inspiration from ...
This festival featured ska, mod-related and punk rock bands from the 1980s to the present. In 2011, Cherry Red Records released the band's first four studio albums, Ska 'n' B (1980), Loonee Tunes! (1980), Gosh It's ... Bad Manners (1981) and Forging Ahead (1982) on CD for the first time with added bonus tracks. The albums were issued on their ...