Gavin B.

Here's a list of first generation musicians (late Sixties to early Seventies) who were among the earliest ska artists:

The Wailers (early Bob Marley)
Prince Buster
Desmond Dekker
Don Drummond
The Ethiopians
Harry Johnson
Millie Small
The Maytals
Laurel Aitken
The Melodians
The Skatalites
The Heptones
Dave & Ansel Collins
The Upsetters
Johnny Nash
Winston Williams
Justin Hinds and the Dominoes

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There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.
Townes Van Zandt