Remembering the maestro trombonist Don Drummond who was born on this day in 1934.
He kicks off this 7" before playing a lengthy solo that both dips and flows, while the rest of The Skatalites back him up majestically...
youtu.be/fytCNG2s3Cs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #dondrummond
He kicks off this 7" before playing a lengthy solo that both dips and flows, while the rest of The Skatalites back him up majestically...
youtu.be/fytCNG2s3Cs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #dondrummond
March 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Remembering the maestro trombonist Don Drummond who was born on this day in 1934.
He kicks off this 7" before playing a lengthy solo that both dips and flows, while the rest of The Skatalites back him up majestically...
youtu.be/fytCNG2s3Cs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #dondrummond
He kicks off this 7" before playing a lengthy solo that both dips and flows, while the rest of The Skatalites back him up majestically...
youtu.be/fytCNG2s3Cs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #dondrummond
Remembering genius trombonist Don Drummond who died on this day in 1969 aged 35.
This 7" was produced by Duke Reid and sees Don leading the tune from the off and culminates in one of his signature solos...
youtu.be/4XNo1Gf-dig?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
This 7" was produced by Duke Reid and sees Don leading the tune from the off and culminates in one of his signature solos...
youtu.be/4XNo1Gf-dig?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
May 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remembering genius trombonist Don Drummond who died on this day in 1969 aged 35.
This 7" was produced by Duke Reid and sees Don leading the tune from the off and culminates in one of his signature solos...
youtu.be/4XNo1Gf-dig?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
This 7" was produced by Duke Reid and sees Don leading the tune from the off and culminates in one of his signature solos...
youtu.be/4XNo1Gf-dig?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
Let’s help @adamreeves.bsky.social get the 2nd issue of Trombone Man funded!
#dondrummond #ska #comics #jamaica
#dondrummond #ska #comics #jamaica
Trombone Man: Ska's Fallen Genius. A Jamaican Jazz Odyssey
The true tragic story of Skatalites' trombonist Don Drummond, told as a comic book series.
www.kickstarter.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Let’s help @adamreeves.bsky.social get the 2nd issue of Trombone Man funded!
#dondrummond #ska #comics #jamaica
#dondrummond #ska #comics #jamaica
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
Bellevue Special
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November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
On the B side of this 7" is the upbeat ska instrumental Cool Smoke, featuring a 1 min+ Don Drummond solo...
youtu.be/sG--dHZU_zI?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
youtu.be/sG--dHZU_zI?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
June 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
On the B side of this 7" is the upbeat ska instrumental Cool Smoke, featuring a 1 min+ Don Drummond solo...
youtu.be/sG--dHZU_zI?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
youtu.be/sG--dHZU_zI?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #ska #dondrummond
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
Bellevue Special
Don Drummond · In The Mood For Ska -Caribou Selection- · Song · 2023
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July 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
Melodians / Don Drummonds – Last Train
Label: Treasure Isle – DR 248
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska, Rocksteady
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #TheMelodians #DonDrummond #TreasureIsle #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DWRi2qdjEo...
Label: Treasure Isle – DR 248
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska, Rocksteady
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #TheMelodians #DonDrummond #TreasureIsle #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DWRi2qdjEo...
March 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Melodians / Don Drummonds – Last Train
Label: Treasure Isle – DR 248
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska, Rocksteady
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #TheMelodians #DonDrummond #TreasureIsle #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DWRi2qdjEo...
Label: Treasure Isle – DR 248
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska, Rocksteady
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #TheMelodians #DonDrummond #TreasureIsle #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DWRi2qdjEo...
Jackie Opel – Old Rocking Chair
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #JackieOpel #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DKcPJv6oR5...
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #JackieOpel #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
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June 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Jackie Opel – Old Rocking Chair
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #JackieOpel #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DKcPJv6oR5...
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Jamaica
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #JackieOpel #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl
www.instagram.com/p/DKcPJv6oR5...
Jamaican Shuffle Beat: On #MixCloud over two hours of Jamaican music from the late '50s/early '60s. Artists include: #Rico #OwenGray #RolandAlphonso #DonDrummond #Altonellis #BluesBusters #DerrickMorgan #EricMorris #JackieEdwards #LaurelAitken #Maytals
www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
December 12, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Jamaican Shuffle Beat: On #MixCloud over two hours of Jamaican music from the late '50s/early '60s. Artists include: #Rico #OwenGray #RolandAlphonso #DonDrummond #Altonellis #BluesBusters #DerrickMorgan #EricMorris #JackieEdwards #LaurelAitken #Maytals
www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/202...
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
Bellevue Special
Don Drummond · In The Mood For Ska -Caribou Selection- · Song · 2023
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#DonDrummond Bellevue Special open.spotify.com/track/04hNVg...
He was committed to Bellevue Mental Hospital, where he died on 6 May 1969 at the age of 35, the cause of death “congestive cardiac failure and anaemia”, most likely precipitated by the drugs he was on for schizophrenia.
www.theguardian.com/music/articl... #DonDrummond #ska #reggae #music
www.theguardian.com/music/articl... #DonDrummond #ska #reggae #music
‘He was greater than Bob Marley’: the shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond
Inspired by a boxing, DJing nun, the trombonist laid down the foundations of reggae – but he was also a schizophrenic who killed his girlfriend, Jamaica’s ‘rhumba queen’ Margarita. A new graphic novel...
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
He was committed to Bellevue Mental Hospital, where he died on 6 May 1969 at the age of 35, the cause of death “congestive cardiac failure and anaemia”, most likely precipitated by the drugs he was on for schizophrenia.
www.theguardian.com/music/articl... #DonDrummond #ska #reggae #music
www.theguardian.com/music/articl... #DonDrummond #ska #reggae #music
youtube.com/watch?v=qO6O...
@dondelion.bsky.social #AliPang #AlJazzEra #DonDrummond
Ears are not for wearing glasses so get your ear & listen & hear as in our musical spacecraft we travel through time & space to listen to
@dondelion.bsky.social #AliPang #AlJazzEra #DonDrummond
Ears are not for wearing glasses so get your ear & listen & hear as in our musical spacecraft we travel through time & space to listen to
The Ballad of Annie Palmer
YouTube video by Johnny Cash - Topic
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January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=qO6O...
@dondelion.bsky.social #AliPang #AlJazzEra #DonDrummond
Ears are not for wearing glasses so get your ear & listen & hear as in our musical spacecraft we travel through time & space to listen to
@dondelion.bsky.social #AliPang #AlJazzEra #DonDrummond
Ears are not for wearing glasses so get your ear & listen & hear as in our musical spacecraft we travel through time & space to listen to
A quiet day off. #soundtracktime starting with a mojo cd from 2016 #laurelaitken #princebuster #rolandalphonso #thefolkesbrothers #derrickandpatsy #byronlee #rico #jimmycliff #dondrummond. Early #ska.
September 17, 2026 at 5:57 AM
A quiet day off. #soundtracktime starting with a mojo cd from 2016 #laurelaitken #princebuster #rolandalphonso #thefolkesbrothers #derrickandpatsy #byronlee #rico #jimmycliff #dondrummond. Early #ska.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Don Drummond & Beverley’s All Stars:
🎵 Dragon Weapon
#6music #DonDrummond #BeverleysAllStars
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
March 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Don Drummond & Beverley’s All Stars:
🎵 Dragon Weapon
#6music #DonDrummond #BeverleysAllStars
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Don Drummond:
🎵 Let George Do It
#6music #DonDrummond
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Let George Do It
Don Drummond · Jamaican Hit Singles 1960-1962 · Song · 1962
open.spotify.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Don Drummond:
🎵 Let George Do It
#6music #DonDrummond
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC 6 Music's #CerysMatthews
Don Drummond & The Skatalites:
🎵 Garden of Love (1969 Remix)
#6music #BBC6Music #DonDrummond #TheSkatalites
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Garden Of Love
The Skatalites, Don Drummond · Song · 1997
open.spotify.com
April 14, 2024 at 9:47 AM
🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC 6 Music's #CerysMatthews
Don Drummond & The Skatalites:
🎵 Garden of Love (1969 Remix)
#6music #BBC6Music #DonDrummond #TheSkatalites
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
Don Drummond / Dotty And Bonny – Eastern Standard Time / Sun Rises
Label: Island Records – WI-149
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Producer – D. Reid
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #DottyAndBonny
www.instagram.com/p/DYE3vfbDHS...
Label: Island Records – WI-149
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Producer – D. Reid
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #DottyAndBonny
www.instagram.com/p/DYE3vfbDHS...
May 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Don Drummond / Dotty And Bonny – Eastern Standard Time / Sun Rises
Label: Island Records – WI-149
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Producer – D. Reid
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #DottyAndBonny
www.instagram.com/p/DYE3vfbDHS...
Label: Island Records – WI-149
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Producer – D. Reid
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #DottyAndBonny
www.instagram.com/p/DYE3vfbDHS...
Andy & Joey / Don Drummond – Your Wondering Now / Surplus
Label: Coxson – FC 3040/4095
Format: Vinyl, 7", Reissue
Country: Jamaica
Released: Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #AndyAndJoey #DonDrummond #CoxsonRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45
www.instagram.com/p/DUYR7UiDIK...
Label: Coxson – FC 3040/4095
Format: Vinyl, 7", Reissue
Country: Jamaica
Released: Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #AndyAndJoey #DonDrummond #CoxsonRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45
www.instagram.com/p/DUYR7UiDIK...
Vella Escola (Skinhead Sessions) on Instagram: "Cara A: Andy & Joey–You're Wondering Now
Written-By [Uncredited] – Rueben Anderson
Cara B: Don Drummond–Surplus
Written-By – C. Dodd
Andy & Joey / Don...
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Written-By [Uncredited] – Rueben Anderson
Cara B: Don Drummond–Surplus
Written-By – C...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Andy & Joey / Don Drummond – Your Wondering Now / Surplus
Label: Coxson – FC 3040/4095
Format: Vinyl, 7", Reissue
Country: Jamaica
Released: Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #AndyAndJoey #DonDrummond #CoxsonRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45
www.instagram.com/p/DUYR7UiDIK...
Label: Coxson – FC 3040/4095
Format: Vinyl, 7", Reissue
Country: Jamaica
Released: Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #AndyAndJoey #DonDrummond #CoxsonRecords #RecordCollection #Vinyl45
www.instagram.com/p/DUYR7UiDIK...
Tommy McCook – Dan-De-Lion / Eastern Standard Time
Label: Trojan Records – 4B006-60034
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Belgium
Released: 1978
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #TommyMcCook #DukeReid #DonDrummond #TrojanRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DL9vNVHoTH...
Label: Trojan Records – 4B006-60034
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Belgium
Released: 1978
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #TommyMcCook #DukeReid #DonDrummond #TrojanRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DL9vNVHoTH...
July 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Tommy McCook – Dan-De-Lion / Eastern Standard Time
Label: Trojan Records – 4B006-60034
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Belgium
Released: 1978
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #TommyMcCook #DukeReid #DonDrummond #TrojanRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DL9vNVHoTH...
Label: Trojan Records – 4B006-60034
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Belgium
Released: 1978
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #TommyMcCook #DukeReid #DonDrummond #TrojanRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DL9vNVHoTH...
Don Drummond – Far East / Scrap Iron
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Written-By – C. Dodd
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DEe7Wd7o1m...
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Written-By – C. Dodd
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DEe7Wd7o1m...
January 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Don Drummond – Far East / Scrap Iron
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Written-By – C. Dodd
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DEe7Wd7o1m...
Label: Coxsone Records – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska
Written-By – C. Dodd
#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Ska #DonDrummond #CoxsoneDodd #CoxsoneRecords #RecordCollection
www.instagram.com/p/DEe7Wd7o1m...