Over the years there have been some great ska bands. It has always been a personal favorite genre of mine in addition to hard rock! While many bands were from the UK, the origins of the sound began in Jamaica in the late 1950's and early 1960's. There are some great artists from the era, and one of these Tuesdays I'm going to do a feature exclusively on them, but not this week. I'm going with the ska music I knew growing up as a kid or in my 20's, as I know them the best.
But first, I'm going with the bizarre, which has nothing to do with ska whatsoever. Apparently, this year the UK is producing commemorative coins for The Spice Girls. They rose to stardom in 1996 and honestly had some catchy tunes. It also led to Posh Spice (aka Victoria Beckham) to marry soccer star David Beckham and now she runs a huge multimillion dollar beauty business. Things worked out nicely for her!
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Anyway, that is the gold version of the coin and only 96 will be minted. If you want them they aren't inexpensive, $7,259 a piece. Not being a Spice Girls fan I'll pass on this one. But it may become more valuable down the line, how knows? But I just had to share one of the more bizarre coins I have seen in a long time, and since it's music related it had to come on a Tuesday.
Back to ska! But first off, I want to say thank you to 
Here we go:
The Clash
Formed in London in 1976 this band truly became legendary in their own time. They were together for ten years before disbanding feeling they had done everything they could possibly do as a band. Their sound was a blend of punk, reggae, ska, and funk, making their sound unique. On their third album London Calling they released one of the best ska songs of all time, "Rudie Can't Fail".
They were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2004, sadly lead singer Joe Strummer has passed away in 2003. I guess posthumous recognition is better than none at all!
The English Beat (aka The Beat, aka The British Beat)
Formed in Birmingham in 1978, this legendary band didn't last very long but changed the sound of ska/reggae music forever. In the UK they were known as The Beat, in the US as The English Beat, and in Australia as The British Beat. Thus all the names... The two main vocalists were Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger. In 1980 they released their first album "I Just Can't Stop It" with one of the best ska songs of all time included, "Mirror in the Bathroom". They produced two more studio albums before disbanding in 1983 but left a lasting mark of the world of music. Although they did reunite in 2006 it was as two different bands, The Beat with Ranking Roger and The English Beat starring Dave Wakeling. The band never really did get back together which was a shame!
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This third wave of ska band was formed near where I live here in Orange County, California in 1995. Fronted by singer Monique Powell they had an unmistakable ska sound. In 1997 they released their debut album "It Means Everything" which featured a cover of one of my favorite songs from the 1980's by Dexys Midnight Runners "Come on Eileen". But it has a unique ska twist which is a lot of fun! While they weren't a huge band they did have some great music. You ought to check them out if you get a chance!
That will wrap up this Three Tune Tuesday, they are always a lot of fun to put together and I hope you enjoyed some ska today. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below, and as always thank you all so much for all of the support. It really is greatly appreciated! Have a great day everyone!
References:
https://www.apmex.com/product/327119/2026-great-britain-1-oz-gold-100-proof-the-spice-girls-coin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beat_(British_band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Ferris
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