1959

EASY SNAPPING * THEOPHILUS BECKFORD WITH CLUE J. & HIS BLUES BLASTERS * BLUE BEAT 15 * UK

Although pianist and vocalist Theophilus Beckford recorded the above for Coxsone Dodd in 1956 it wasn't released commercially until 1959, by which time its influence, as a home grown rival to the American R&B it had been played alongside as a dub for years, had grown and helped bring about the birth of the Jamaican Reggae record industry.

See also: Jack And Jill Shuffle


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