List of ska musicians

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This is a list of notable bands and soloists who mainly performed ska or ska-influenced music at some point in their careers.

Contents 1 Original (starting in late 1950s) 2 2 Tone ska revival (starting in late 1970s) 3 Third wave ska (starting in mid 1980s)

[edit] Original (starting in late 1950s)

Main article: Ska

• Laurel Aitken
• Prince Buster
• Desmond Dekker
• Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
• Derrick Morgan
• Don Drummond
• The Ethiopians
• Justin Hinds
• Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
• The Melodians
• Jackie Opel
• Millie Small
• Derrick Morgan
• Eric "Monty" Morris
• The Paragons
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Lord Tanamo
• The Pioneers
• Duke Reid
• Ernest Ranglin
• Rico Rodriguez
• The Skatalites
• Symarip
• Tommy McCook
• Toots and the Maytals
• The Wailers

[edit] 2 Tone ska revival (starting in late 1970s)

• Bad Manners
• The Beat (also known as The English Beat)
• The Bodysnatchers
• Madness
• The Selecter
• The Specials (known at some points as The Special AKA)

[edit] Third wave ska (starting in mid 1980s)

• A Billion Ernies
• Against All Authority
• The Aquabats
• Big D & the Kids Table
• Bim Skala Bim
• Bomb the Music Industry!
• BUCK Enterprises
• Buck-O-Nine
• The Busters
• The Blue Meanie
• Capdown
• Catch 22
• Choking Victim
• Common Rider
• Dance Hall Crashers
• Deal's Gone Bad
• The Donkey Show
• Fandangle
• Fishbone
• The Flatliners
• Five Iron Frenzy
• Forces of Evil
• Go Jimmy Go
• Goldfinger
• Hepcat
• High School Football Heroes
• Hub City Stompers
• The Insyderz
• Jeffries Fan Club
• Johnny Socko
• The Know How
• Kemuri
• Leftöver Crack
• Less than Jake
• Let's Go Bowling
• Long Shot Hero
• Los Hooligans
• Mad Caddies
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Mu330
• Mustard Plug
• No Doubt
• Operation Ivy
• Patent Pending
• The Pietasters
• The Pinstripes
• The O.C. Supertones
• The Planet Smashers
• The Porkers
• The Toasters
• Rancid
• Reel Big Fish
• Ruder Than You
• Save Ferris
• Skalariak
• Skankin' Pickle
• The Slackers
• Slapstick (band)
• Slightly Stoopid
• Sonic Boom Six
• Sounds Like Chicken
• Spunge
• Smash Mouth
• Streetlight Manifesto
• Suburban Legends
• The Suicide Machines
• The Toasters
• Westbound Train
• Voodoo Glow Skulls

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