Toots and the Maytals

Over the last ten years, ska, rock steady and reggae have received nearly enough press
attention to put Jamaican music in contention with the Kennedy assassinations for media
overload. More's the pity, because, in both cases, we still seem to have scant
understanding of the story behind the story. Blondie, for instance, just scored a Number
One hit with "The Tide Is High" without anybody even mentioning that the song (... More >