I decided I wanted to post some dub right about 10 minutes ago. Now that I’m doing it I know its the right thing to do. In between the inbetweens is where infinity lives.

“The Soul Vendors, a group of Jamaican musicians who between early 1966 and mid 1968, the golden era of Reggae, either composed and/or recreated all the great rhythms for all the artists at the now famous Studio One in Kingston.

Alternately called Soul Vendors, Soul Brothers, Sound Dimensions, Brentford All-Stars, Jamaica All-Stars and The Jet by Sir Clement “Coxone” Dodd as a marketing strategy. This group of musicians consisting of the legendary Jackie Mittoo on keyboards, Joe Isaacs on drums, Brian Atkinson on bass, Hux Brown on guitar, Denzil “Pops” Laing on percussion and Dennis Campbell on Tenor Saxophone invented “Rocksteady” thereby bridging Ska and Reggae; creating musical history in the process. They were joined in the recording studio from time to time by horns-men such as Rolando Alphonso, Bobby Ellis, Ron “Willo” Wilson, Headley Bennett, Vin Gordon, Johnny “Dizzy” Moore, Lenox Brown, Lester Sterling, David Madden, Rico Rodrigues, Dilly and Tommy McCook.

Working five days a week, Monday through Friday for two and a half consecutive years, Jackie, Joe, Hux, Mr. Campbell and Pops, sometimes accompanied by different groups of horn players, recorded a minimum of twelve songs everyday, backing most of the original Studio One artists on over 4,000 songs comprising well over one hundred hits.” – From the Soul Vendors dot com. (one of the most annoying sites I’ve come across in a while.)

Dubback Dubsday: The Soul Vendors – Swing Easy (don lowed)

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Dubback Dubsday: The Soul Vendors – Musical Happiness (don lowed)

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