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Don Drummond

Ska
Ska

Don Drummond is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of Lloyd Charmers and Coxsone Dodd. Those roots explain a lot about how Don Drummond arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, The Techniques, Lone Ranger and Lord Tanamo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Keith Hudson, Rico Rodriguez and The Skatalites, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Don Drummond, reaching back through Lloyd Charmers and forward to Keith Hudson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Don Drummond was a Jamaican ska trombonist and composer. He was one of the original members of The Skatalites, and composed many of their tunes. In 1966, Drummond was convicted of murdering his 23-year-old lover, Anita "Marguerita" Mahfood.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Don DrummondLloyd CharmersCoxsone DoddKeith HudsonRico RodriguezThe SkatalitesThe EthiopiansDerrick MorganThe TechniquesLone RangerLord TanamoOwen GrayPrince BusterThe Paragons

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Don Drummond connections

Don Drummond grew out of Lloyd Charmers and Coxsone Dodd, shares an orbit with The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, The Techniques and Lone Ranger, went on to shape Keith Hudson, Rico Rodriguez and The Skatalites. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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