| The Jazz connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Cannonball Adderley Sextet "The Jive Samba" (Riverside 1962) | Nat Adderley | Buster´s All Stars "City Riot " (Buster / Voice of the People 1964) |
| Charles Lloyd "Forest Flower" (Columbia LP 'Discovery! The Charles Lloyd Quartet) | Charles Lloyd | Roland Alphonso "Forest Flowers" (Dodd 1965) |
| Duke Ellington and his famous Orchestra "Caravan" 1937 | Ellington / Tizol / Mills | Roland Alphonso "Skaravan" (Yap / Top Deck 1965) |
| Duke Ellington "In A Mellow Tone" 1940 | Ellington | Roland Alphonso "Surftide Seven" (Yap / Tuneico 1965) |
| Jimmy Smith "Woman Of The World" (Verve 1964) | Ortilani | Jackie Mittoo & the Soul Bros. "Woman Of The World" (Dodd / Coxsone 1965) Roland Alphonso "Woman Of The World" (Kong 1967) |
| Glen Miller "Johnson Rag" 1939 | Henry Kleinkauf / Guy Hall | Veetones "Never Never Never" (?) |
| Herbie Hancock "Watermelon Man" (Blue Note
1962) (see Latin section) |
Herbie Hancock | Baba Brooks Band "Watermelon Man" (Reid
1963) Byron Lee & The Dragonaires "Watermelon Man Ska" (Byron Lee 1964) |
| Lee Morgan "The Sidewinder" (Blue Note 1963) | Lee Morgan | Skatalites "Malcolm X" (Randy´s 1963) |
| Duke Ellington "Indian Summer" 1956 Count Basie "Indian Summer" 1959 |
? | Lester Sterling "Indian Summer" (Dodd 1964) |
| James Moody "I´m In The Mood For Love" Fats Domino "I´m In The Mood For Love" 1957 |
Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields | Lord Tanamo "In The Mood For Ska" (Dodd 1965) |
| Artie Shaw "Summertime" 1945 Ravens "Summertime" (National 1947) and many others... |
Ira & George Gershwin (from "Porgy And Bess") |
Lloyd Clarke "Summertime" (Edwards 1964) |
| Stan Kenton "Bernie´s Tune" 1959 | Bernie Miller | Val Bennett "Atlas" (N. Esson 196?) |
| Jazz Crusaders "Tough Talk" 19?? | Sample / Henderson / Hooper | Skatalites "Tuff Talk" (Yap 1965) |
| Phil Upchurch "You Can´t Sit Down" 1961 | Clark / Upchurch / Muldrow | Lester Sterling & the Skatalites "Can´t
Sit Down" (Dodd 196?) Skatalites "Ghost Town" (Yap 1965) |
| Bill Doggett "Boo Da Ba" 1958 | Bill Doggett | Skatalites "Ska Boo Da Ba" (Yap 1965) |
| Ray Bryant "Shake A Lady" | Ray Bryant | Roland Alphonso "VC 10" (Yap 1965) |
| Artie Shaw "Jungle Drums" 19?? | Lecuona | Baba Brooks "Distant Drums" (Yap 1963) Raymond Harper "Africa´s Blood" (Buster 1963) |
| Stan Kenton "If I Were A Bell" 1961 | Shelly Manne and his Men "If I Were A Bell" 1961 | Roland Alphonso "If I Were A Bell" (Dodd 1961) |
| Stan Kenton "Peanut Vendor" 1956 originaly titled "El Manisero" and played in the 1930s by Antonio Machin and Aspiazu's Orchestra in Cuba and also in New York (see also Latin section) |
Moses Simons | Tommy McCook & the Skatalites "Peanut Vendor" (Dodd / ND 1964) |
|
Quincy Jones "Sermonette" 1965 |
Cannonball Adderley | Tommy McCook "Ska Legion" (Dodd 196?) |
| Charlie Parker All Stars "Out of Nowhere" 1948 | Johnny Green / Heyman | Lester Sterling "Out of Nowhere" (Dodd 1963) |
| Sonny Rollins "St. Thomas" 1956 | Sonny Roolins | Baba Brooks "Musical Communion" (Reid 1963) |
| Bobby Smith & his Orchestra "Bess Boogie" (Apollo 1949) | Bobby Smith | Skatalites "Yard Broom" (Reid 1965) |
| Lloyd Troutman Orchestra "Trotting In" 19?? | Lloyd Troutman | Tommy McCook "Trotting In" (Dodd 1965) |
| Lyn Hope "Drifting" 19?? | ? | Lester Sterling & Tommy McCook "Drifting" aka. "Below Zero" (Dodd 1963) |
| Sarah Vaughan "Make Yourself Comfortable" (Mercury) | Bob Merrill | Los Caballeros Orchestra "Make Yourself Comfortable" (Cluett Johnson 1966) |
| Sil Austin "The Square From Cuba" (Mercury LP 'Everything´s Shakin´' 1957 | Sylvester Austin / Nobar | Lester Sterling & the Skatalites "Hot Cargo" (Dodd 1964) |
| The Latin connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Mongo Santamaria "Fat Back" 1963 Bill Doggett "Fat Back" 1967 |
Bobby Capers | Roland Alphonso "Tear Up" (Dodd 1965) Byron Lee & the Dragonaires "Fat Back" (Byron Lee 196?) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Bayou Roots" 1963 | Pat Patrick | Roland Alphonso "Lee Harvey Oswald" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Funny Money" 1963 | Victor Venegas | Roland Alphonso "Bridgeview" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "The Boogie Cha Cha Blues" 1963 | Pat Patrick | Don Drummond / Skatalites "Nanny´s Corner" (Dodd 1965) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Love Oh Love" 1963 | Billy Myles | Roland Alphonso "Well Charge" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Peanut Vendor" 1963 originaly titled "El Manisero" and played in the 1930s by Antonio Machin and Aspiazu's Orchestra in Cuba and also in New York (see also Jazz section) |
Moses Simons / Sunshine / Gilbert | Tommy McCook & the Skatalites "Peanut Vendor" (Dodd / ND 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Yeh-Yeh!" 1963 | Rogers Grant | Skatalites "President Kennedy" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Watermelon Man" 1962 / 63 | Herbie Hancock | Baba Brooks Band "Watermelon Man" (Reid 1963) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Go Git It" 1963 | Bobby Capers | Tommy McCook "Two For One" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "El Pussy Cat" (Columbia 1965) | V. Capers | Roland Alphonso & Studio One Orchestra "El
Pussy Ska!" (Dodd 1965) Baba Brooks Band "Independence Ska (Reid 1965) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Sauvito" 1963 | Pacheco / Suarez | Tommy McCook "Sauvitt" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Don´t Bother Me No More" 1962 | Bobby Capers | Tommy McCook "Don´t Bother Me No More" (Dodd 1963) Roland Alphonso "Adam´s Apple" (Dodd 1963) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Get The Money" (LP 'Watermelon Man' Battle 1962) | Marty Sheller | Roland Alphonso "Passing Through" aka. Skatalites "Coconut Rock" (Dodd 1964) |
| Mongo Santamaria "The Jungle Bit" 1963 | Mongo Santamaria | Roland Alphonso "The Jungle Bit" (Kong 1967) |
| Mongo Santamaria "Hammer Head" | Sheller | Roland Alphonso "Phoenix City" (Dodd 1965) |
| Beny More "Pachito Eche" Perez Prado "Pachito E-Ché" |
Beny More | Skatalites "Latin Goes Ska" (Reid 1964) melody quoted in Delroy Wilson "Oppression" (Dodd 1965) |
| Perez Prado "Patricia" 1958 | Prado | Tommy McCook "Patricia" (Dodd 1963) |
| Xaver Cugat "Take It Easy " | ? | Skatalites: Corner Stone (Duke Reid) |
| Xaver Cugat "Mellow Trumpet" | Grever / Leveen | Raymond Harper "Ti-Pi-Tin" (Yap 1964) |
| Laurie Johnson Orchstra "Sucu Sucu" 1961 from TV series "Top Secret" |
Rojas | Roland Alphonso "Sucu Sucu" (Dodd 1965) |
| from the movie Black Orpheus "Samba De Orfeu" |
Luiz Bonfa | Skatalites "Black Sunday" (Dodd 1965) |
| Nat 'King' Cole "Maria Elena" (Single "Nat
King Cole En Español", Capitol 1958) Los Indios Tabajeras "Maria Elena" (1963) |
Barcelata | Roland Alphonso & Studio One Orchestra "Maria Elena" (Dodd 1966) |
| ? (Mambo) | ? | Roland Alphonso & Frank Anderson "Musical Storeroom" (Reid 1964) |
Francisco Lomuto "La Cucaracha" 1934 |
Mexican traditional | Skatalites "Ska-Racha" (Randy´s 1964) |
| Luiz Bonfa "Sambalero" (Philips LP 'The Brazilian Scene', 1965) | Luiz Bonfa | Roland Alphonso "Scambalena" (Dodd) |
| The Soul connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Little Milton "We´re Gonna Make It" (Checker 1965) | Davis / Smith / Miner | Delroy Wilson & Hortense Ellis "We´re Gonna Make It" (Dodd 1966) |
| Smokey Robinson "Choosey Beggar" 1966 | William Robinson / Warren Moore | Rita Anderson "A De Pon Dem" (Dodd 1966) |
| King Curtis "Soul Serenade" (Columbia 1964) | 'King' Curtis Ousley / Luther Dixon | Soul Brothers "Soul Serenade" (Dodd 1966) |
| Impressions "Amen" (ABC Paramount 1964) | trad. / Jester Hairston | Wailers "Amen" (Dodd 1965) |
| The Chords "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)" 1954 | Feaster / Keyes / McRae / Feaster / Edwards | Maytals "Life Could Be A Dream" (Dodd 1964) |
| Temptations "My Girl" (Gordy 1965) | Robinson / White | Prince Buster "My Girl" (Buster 1966) Dandy & the Rudies "My Girl" (UK prod. 1968) |
| Temptations "Don´t Look Back" (Gordy 1965) | William 'Smokey' Robinson / Ronald White | Peter Tosh "Don´t Look Back" (Dodd 1966) |
| Drifters "On Broadway" (Atlantic 1963) | Mann / Leiber / Stoller / Screen | Skatalites "Jack Ruby (On Broadway)" (Buster
1964) (instr.) Skatalites "Broadway Ska" (Buster 1964) (instr., different version) Wailers "Dance With Me" (Dodd 1964) (using some parts of "On Broadway") |
| Impressions "Talking About My Baby" (ABC Paramount 1963) | Curtis Mayfield | Wailers "Diamond Baby" (Dodd 1965) |
| Impressions"I´ve Got To Keep On Moving" (1964) | Curtis Mayfield | including a part of "Keep On Moving": Wailers "Rude Boy" (Dodd 1965) |
| Contours "Do You Love Me" 1962 | Berry Gordy | Wailers "Playboy" (Dodd 1965) |
| Jr. Walker & The Allstars "Shotgun" (Gordy 1965) | Autry De Walt | Wailers "Ska Jerk" (Dodd 1965) |
| Impressions "People Get Ready" (ABC Paramount 1965) | Curtis Mayfield | Including a part of "People Get Ready": Wailers "One Love" (Dodd 1965) |
| ? (Doo Wop Group) | ? | Wailers "Where´s The Girl For Me" (Dodd 1965) |
| Sam Cooke "Wonderful World" (Keen 1960) | Barbara Campbell or Cooke / Adler / Alpert |
Bongoman Byfield "Bongoland" aka. "Bongo Man" (Reid 1964) |
| Sam Cooke "Chain Gang" (RCA Victor 1960) | Sam Cooke | Jamaicans "Chain Gang" (Dodd 1965) |
| Sam Cooke "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | Melody Enchanters "You Send Me" (Doctor Bird) |
| Mar-keys "Last Night" (Satellite 1960) | Axton / Smith / Newman / Moman / Caple | Byron Lee & The Dragonaires "Last Night Ska"
(Byron Lee) Laurel Aitken "Last Night" (Aitken 1966) |
| Larks "The Jerk" 1964 | D. Julian | Derrick Harriott "The Jerk" (Harriott 1965) |
| Jackie Wilson "To Be Loved" (Brunswick 1958) | ? | Prince Buster "To Be Loved " (Buster 1966) |
| Aretha Franklin "Respect" 1967 Otis Redding "Respect" 1967 |
Otis Redding | Prince Buster "Respect" (Buster 1965) |
| Jimmy Forest "Night Train" (United 1952) James Brown "Night Train" (King 1962) |
Forrest / Washington / Simkins | Danny Davis & Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
"Night Train From Jamaica" (Byron Lee 1964) Tony Washington "Night Train" (Chris Blackwell 1964) |
| Four Tops "It´s The Same Old Song" (Motown 1965) | E. Holland / L. Dozier / B. Holland | Gaylads "Stop Making Love" (Dodd1966) |
| Four Tops "Until You Love Someone" (Motown 1966) | ? | Clarendonians "You Can´t Be Happy" (Dodd 1966) |
| Four Tops "Reach Out I´ll Be There" (Motown 1966) | E. Holland / L. Dozier / B. Holland | Derrick Harriott "Reach Out I´ll Be There" (Harriott 1967) |
| Four Tops "Stay In My Lonely Arms" (Motown LP 'The Four Tops' Second Album' 1965) The Elgins "Stay in my lonely arms" (V.I.P. 1965) |
Lamont Dozier/ Eddie Holland / Brian Holland | Bob Andy "Stay In My Lonely Arms" (Dodd) |
| Barrett Strong "Money (That´s What I Want)" (Motown 1960) | Berry Gordy / Janie Bradford | Basil Gabbidon "Cash Ain´t Trash" (Dodd 1961) |
| Tams "Riding For A Fall" (ABC-Paramount 1966) | Mac Davis | Delroy Wilson "Riding For A Fall " (Dodd 1966) |
| Joe Tex ??? | ? | Slim Smith "I´ve Been Terrorised" aka "The New Boss" (Dodd 1966) |
| Chuck Jackson "The Prophet" | Luther Dixon / Van McCoy | Prince Buster "The Prophet" (Buster 1966) |
| Dutones "It Just Ain´t Right" (Columbia) | R. Parker | Rita Marley "That Ain´t Right" (Dodd ca. 1966, first released on 'Wailers and Friends', Heartbeat 1999) |
| The Rhythm and Blues connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Willie Mitchell "20.75" (Hi 1964) |
Willie Mitchell (maybe inspired by Rosco Gordon´s "Just A Little Bit" 1960, written by Rosco Gordon) |
Roland Alphonso "20.75" (Dodd 1966) |
| Rosco Gordon "No More Dogging" 195? | Rosco Gordon | Owen Gray "Running Around" (S. L. Smith 1960) |
| Doc Bagby "Dumplin´s" 1957 | Doc Bagby / Nahan | Byron Lee "Dumplins" (Byron Lee 1960) |
| Shirley And Lee "Feel So Fine" (Aladdin 1955) | Leonard Lee | Derrick Morgan & Patsy "Feel So Fine" (Reid 1961) |
| Shirley And Lee "Let The Good Times Roll" 1956 | Leonard Lee | Derrick and Patsy "Let The Good Times Roll" (Reid 1961) |
| Amos Milbourne "Page Boy Shuffle" | ? | Duke Reid Group "What Makes Honey" (Reid 1960) |
| Floyd Dixon "Bartender" 1954 | Floyd Dixon | Laurel Aitken "Bartender" (Ken Khouri 1961) |
| Clarance 'Frogman' Henry "Ain´t Got No Home" 1956 | Clarance Henry | Shenley Duffus "I´m A Lonely Boy" (Edwards 1964) |
| Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" 1958 | Blackwell / Marasca | Basil Gabbidon "Hully Gully Miss Molly" (Buster 1962) |
| Louis Jordan "Time Marches On" (Decca 1953) | Louis Jordan / Willouby | Derrick Morgan & Naomi "Time Marches On" (Reid 196?) |
| Louis Jordan "Run Joe" (Decca) (see Mento section) |
Willoughby / Jordan / Merrick | Stranger Cole "Run Joe" (Reid 1965) |
| Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan "(I´ll Be Glad When You´re Dead) You Rascal You" (Decca 1950) | Theard | Sheridons "You Rascal You" (WIRL 196?) |
| Jack McVea "Open The Door Richard" (Black & White 1946) Louis Jordan "Open The Door Richard" (Decca 1947) |
McVea / Clarke | Clive And Naomi "Open The Door" (Reid 1965) |
| Bill Doggett "Boo Da Ba" 1958 | Doggett | Skatalites "Ska Boo Da Ba" (Yap 1965) |
| Bill Doggett "Honky Tonk" 1956 | Doggett / Shepherd / Scott / Butler | Granville Williams Orchestra "Honky Tonk Ska" (Williams 1966) |
| Amos Milburn "One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer"
195? Thurston Harris "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" (Aladdin 1953) |
Rudolph Toombs | Clive Wilson "One Ska One Beer" (? 1965) |
| Barbie Gaye "Lollypop" (Darl 1957) | J.Roberts / R. Spencer | Millie "My Boy Lollipop" (Chris Blackwell 1963) |
| Willis 'Gator' Jackson "Later For The Gator" (Apollo 1951) "Later For The Gator" was very popular in Jamaica during the mid 1950s where it was known as "Coxsone Hop". |
Willis Jackson | Roland Alphonso "Downbeat Special" (Dodd 1963) |
| Louis Jordan "Caladonia Boogie" (Decca
1945) Chuck Willis "Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard ?" (Okeh 1952) |
F. Moore | Drumbago´s Orchestra "Tra La La Boogie" (Reid 1961) |
| Jr. Walker & The Allstars "Cleo´s Back" (Soul) | Willie Woods | Roland Alponso "Cleo´s Back" (Yap 1965) |
| Fats Domino "Going To The River" 1953 Chuck Willis "Going To The River" (Okeh 1953) |
A. Domino / Dave Bartholemew | Eric Morris "Going To The River" (Buster 1962) |
| Jewel King "3 x 7 = 21" (Imperial 1950) | Dave Bartholemew | Slim Smith "3 Times Seven" (?) |
| Ernie Freeman "Live It Up" 1959 | Ernie Freeman / Land | Skatalites "Beardman Ska" (Dodd 1965) |
| Thurston Harris "Over And Over" 1958 | ? | Roy Panton & Millie Small "Over And Over" (Buster 1963) |
| Fats Domino "Be My Guest" | Domino / Marascalco / Boyce | Millie Small "Be My Guest" (Island? 196?) |
| Huey (Piano) Smith & the Clowns "High Blood Pressure" (Ace 1958) | Smith / Vincent | Prince Buster "High Blood Pressure" (Prince Buster / Islam 1965) |
| Oscar (Mc Lollie) & Jeanette (Baker) "Hey Boy Hey Girl" 1958 | ? | Millie Small & Jimmy Cliff "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (Island? 196?) |
| Bunk Johnson´s Band "Margie" 1945 | ? | Clue J. & His Blues Blasters "Margie" (1959) |
| Lyn Hope "Drifting" | ? | Lester Sterling "Drifting" aka Skatalites "Below Zero" (Dodd 1963) |
| Chris Kenner "Something You Got" 1961 | Kenner / Domino | Hortense & Alton Ellis "Something You Got" (Reid 1965) |
| Larry Darnell "For You My Love" (Regal 1949) Nellie Lutcher & Nat King Cole Trio "For You My Love" (Capitol 1950) Paul Gayten "For You My Love" (Chess 1957) |
Paul Gayten | Shenley Duffus "For You My Love" (Dodd 1962) |
| Joe Jones "You Talk Too Much " (Ric 1960) | Jones-Hall | Gaylads "Talk Too Much " (Dodd 1964) |
| The Movie connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Eddie Cantor "Makin' Whoopee" (from the 1928 musical "Makin'Whoopee") |
Walter Donaldson | Baba Brooks Band "King Size" (Sonia Pottinger 1965) |
| "Baby Elephant Walk" (from the 1962 Paramount movie "Hatari!) |
Henry Mancini | Skatalites "Baby Elephant Walk" (Randy´s 1965) |
| Joe Reisman Orchestra "The Guns Of Navarone"
(from the 1961 Columbia movie "The Guns Of Navarone" / Landa 1961) |
Dimitri Tiompkin | Skatalites "Guns Of Navarone" (Dodd 1965) |
| "A Shot In The Dark" (from the 1964 United Artists movie "A Shot In The Dark") |
Henry Mancini | Skatalites "A Shot In The Dark" (Yap 1965) |
| Matt Monro "From Russia With Love" (from the 1963 United Artists movie "From Russia With Love") |
Lionel Bart | Roland Alphonso "From Russia Wth Love" (Dodd 1965) |
| John Barry Orchestra "The James Bond Theme" (from the 1962 United Artists movie "Dr. No" |
Monty Norman | Roland Alphonso "James Bond" (Dodd 1966) |
| "Exodus" (from the 1960 United Artists movie "Exodus") |
Ernest Gold | Tommy McCook "Exodus" (Dodd 1963) |
| "Bonanza", "Lonely Prairie", "Lone Ranger" | J. Livingstone / R. Evans "Lone Ranger" is an adaption of Rossini´s Wilhelm Tell theme |
Carlos Malcolm "Bonanza Ska" (Malcolm 1965) Prince Buster "Little Joe" (Buster 1965) uses the "Bonanza" theme |
| "Popeye" | Lerner | Granville Williams Orchestra "Popeye Ska" (Williams 1965) |
| "Magnificent Seven" (from the 1960 United Artists movie "The Magnificent Seven") |
Elmer Bernstein | Lynn Taitt "Magnificent Ska" (Reid 196?) |
| "The Third Man" (from the 1949 British Lion movie "The Third Man") |
Anton Karas Keith / Spence / Bergman ?? |
Skatalites "Third Man Ska" (Dodd 1965) Granville Williams Orchestra "Third Man Theme" (Williams 1966) |
| "Peter Gunn" (from the 1958 television series "Peter Gunn") |
Henry Mancini | Buster´s All Stars "Jet 707" / "707" (Buster 1964) |
| Johnny Spence Orchestra "The Dr. Kildare Theme" 1962 Richard Chamberlain (MGM) (from 1961 television series "Dr. Kildare") |
Jerry Goldsmith / Pete Rugolo / Hal Winn | Roland Alphonso "Dr. Kildare" (Dodd 1965) |
| Laurie Johnson Orchestra "Echo Four Two" (from TV 1961 series "Echo Four Two" ) |
Laurie Johnson | Roland Alphonso "Ball Of Fire" (Dodd 1965) |
| Laurie Johnson Orchestra "Sucu Sucu" 1961 (from television series "Top Secret" ) |
Tarateño Rojas (1958) | Roland Alphonso "Sucu Sucu" (Dodd 1965) |
| "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" (from the 1966 United Artists movie "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" |
Ennio Morricone | Llans Thelwell "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" (WIRL 196?) |
| The Pop connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Beatles "I Should Have Known Better" | Lennon / McCartney | Skatalites "Independence Anniversary Ska" (Dodd 1965) |
| Beatles "This Boy" 1963 | Lennon / McCartney | Roland Alphonso "Ringo´s Theme" (Dodd 1966) |
| Beatles "She Loves You" 1963 | Lennon / McCartney | maybe influenced by the Beatles tune: Prince Buster "She Loves Me" (Buster 1964) |
| Beatles "And I Love Her" 1964 | Lennon / McCartney | Prince Buster "And I Love Her" aka "Tenderly"
(Buster 1965) Wailers "And I Love Her" (Dodd 1965) |
| Joe Turner "Flip Flop And Fly" | Jesse Stone / Joe Turner | Theo Beckford "Walking Down King Street" (D. Dunkley & T. Beckford 1961) |
| Georgie Fame "Yeah Yeah" 1964 | Grant / Patrick / Hendricks | Skatalites "President Kennedy" (Dodd 1964) (see the Latin connection) |
| Allen Sherman "Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh!" 1963 | Ponchielli | Skatalites "Hello Mother" (Randy´s 196?) |
| Matt Monro "Portrait Of My Love" 1960 / ? | ? | Baba Brooks "Portrait Of My Love" (Randy´s 196?) |
| Mel Tormé "Comin´ Home Baby" 1962 | McDonough / Tucker | Skatalites "Christine Keeler" (Dodd 1965) |
| Tom Jones "What´s New Pussycat" 1965 | Burt Bacharach / Hal David | Wailers "What´s New Pussycat" (Dodd 1965) |
| Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone" 1965 | Bob Dylan | Wailers "Rolling Stone" (Dodd 1966) |
| Ramrods "Ghost Riders In The Sky" (Ami 1961) vocal version by: Tom Jones "Riders In The Sky" |
? | Carlos Malcolm "Ghost Riders In The Sky" (Malcolm 196?) |
| Jack Jones "Wives And Lovers" 1963 | Burt Bacharach / Hal David | Jackie Mittoo "Wives And Lovers" (Dodd 1966) |
| Claude King "Wolverton Mountain" 1962 | ? | Roland Alphonso "Twin Double" (Dodd 1965) |
| Chantays "Pipeline" 1963 | ? | Ronald Wilson and Roland Alphonso "Pipeline" (Edwards 1965) Roland Alphonso & the Soul Brothers "Miss Ska-Culation" (Dodd 1966) |
| Dinah Washington "What A Difference A Day Made" 1959 | Maria Grever / Stanley Adams | same melody: Doreen Shaeffer "Adorable You" (Dodd 1965) |
| Doris Day "Everybody Loves A Lover" 1958 | Adler / Allen | Norma Fraser "Everybody Loves A Lover" (Dodd 1965) |
| Changin´ Times "Pied Piper" (Phillips
1965) Crispian St. Peters "The Pied Piper" 1966 |
Duboff / Kornfield | Rita Marley "Pied Piper" (Dodd 1966) |
| Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream" 1958 | ? | Gaylads "Dream Dream" (Dodd 1966) |
| Dee Clark "Just Keep It Up (And See What Happens)" 1959 | Blackwell | Lee Perry "Just Keep It Up" (Dodd 1966) |
| Gene & Eunice "The Vow" 1957 | Forest / Levy | Bunny Wailer & Rita Marley "The Vow" (Dodd 1965) |
| Claude Gray "One Cup Of Coffee" 1961 | ? | Bob Marley "One Cup Of Coffee" (Kong 1962) |
| Eydie Gorme "Melody D´Amour" (Columbia 1963) | L. Johns / H. Salvador | Baba Brooks "Melody Jamboree" (Reid 1964) |
| Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" (RCA) | Elvis Presley | Owen & Leon Silvera "Hold Me Tenderly" (Reid) |
| Orlons "South Street " (Cameo 1963) | Mann / Appell | Soulettes "King Street" (Dodd 1966) |
| The Gospel connection |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| "Down By The Riverside" | trad. | Maytals "War No More" aka "Down By The Riverside" (Dodd 1964) |
| "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho" | trad. | Roland Alphonso "Jericho Chain" aka "Charles Street Special" (Buster 1966) |
| "Amen" | trad. | Wailers "Amen" (Dodd 1965) |
| "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" | trad. | Four Aces "Sweet Chariot" (Kong 1965) |
| "Nobody Knows The Trouble I´ve Seen" | trad. | Shenley Duffus "No Body Know" (King Edwards
1965) Wailers "Nobody Knows The Trouble I´ve Seen" (Dodd 196?) |
| Alex Bradford "Let The Lord Be Seen In You" | Alex Bradford | Wailers "Let The Lord Be Seen In You" (Dodd 196?) |
| The Mento / Calypso connection Most of the songs in this section are Jamaican / Caribbean folk songs, 'Original Artists' in this section list earlier recorded versions, the 'Composers' I found on some record labels seem to have arranged that special recording, but not written the song. |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Lloyd Prince Thomas "Enjoy Yourself" (Que) | ? | Prince Buster "Enjoy Yourself" (Buster 1963) |
| "Bank To Bank" (aka "River To The Bank") | trad. | Baba Brooks "Bank To Bank (parts 1 and 2)" (Reid 1963) |
| Edric Conner "One Solja Man" (LP 'Songs
From Jamaica' Argo 1952) Lord Flea "Wheel And Turn Me" (Ken Khouri) Lord Fly "Medley Of Jamaican Mento" (featuring "Fan Me Solja Man" / "One Solja Man" / "Yah No Hear Weh De Old Man Seh" / "Slide Mongoose") (MRS 1951 / Stanley Motta) - by the way, this medley is said to be the very first Jamaican record ever, released 1951 on Stanley Motta´s MRS record label in Kingston! |
trad. | Frank Anderson & Tommy McCook "Wheel And Turn" (Dodd 196?) |
| Lord Invader "Sly Mongoose" (Asch Recording
N.Y.) Lord Fly "Medley Of Jamaican Mento" (featuring "Fan Me Solja Man" / "One Solja Man" / "Yah No Hear Weh De Old Man Seh" / "Slide Mongoose") (MRS 1951 / Stanley Motta) Count Lasher "Slide Mongoose" (Caribou 1959 / Dada Tewari) |
trad. | Gaylads "Sly Mongoose" (Dodd 1965) |
| "Lawless Street" | trad. | Skatalites "Lawless Street" (Yap 1965) |
| Lord Power "Penny Reel" (Trojan 1958 / Duke Reid) | trad. | Eric Morris "Penny Reel" (Reid 1964) |
| Lord Composer "Hill And Gully / Mandeville Road"
(Medley) (MRS / Stanley Motta) Edric Conner "Hill And Gully" (LP 'Songs From Jamaica' Argo 1952) |
trad. | Charmers (as L. Reid) "Hill And Gully Ride " (Reid 1964) |
| Edric Conner "Sammy Dead" (LP 'Songs From Jamaica' Argo 1952) | trad. | Eric Morris "Sammy Dead Oh" (Byron Lee 1964) |
| "Oil In My Lamp" | trad. | Ska Kings "Oil In My Lamp" (Byron Lee 1964) |
| Edric Conner "Rook Combine" (LP 'Songs From
Jamaica' Argo 1952) a.k.a. "Khaki Pants" |
trad. | Carlos Malcolm "Rukmbine" aka "Khaki
Pants" (Malcolm 1964) Shenley Duffus "Rukumbine" (King Edwards 1964) |
| "Annie Palmer" | trad. | Danny Hill "Annie Palmer" (Neville Foo-Loy 1964) |
| "Run Joe" | trad. | Stranger Cole "Run Joe" (Reid 1965) |
| Lord Composer "Hill And Gully / Mandeville Road" (Medley) (MRS / Stanley Motta) | trad. | Gaylads "Gal A´ Boy" aka. "Mandeville Road" (Dodd 1966) |
| Lord Flea "Brown Skin Gal" (Ken Khouri) | trad. | Gaylads "Brown Skin Gal" (Dodd 1966) |
| Cyril Diaz "Tabu" (Trinidad) | ? | Gaylads "Africa" (Dodd 1967) |
| Hubert Porter "Miss Goosy (Medley)" (Ken Khouri) | trad. | Eric Morris "Number One" (Reid 1964) |
| Edric Conner "Nobody´s Business" (LP
'Songs From Jamaica' Argo 1952) Boysie Grant "Sweet Charlie / Mattie Rag / Nobody´s Business" (Medley) (MRS / Stanley Motta) |
trad. | Frank Cosmo "Nobody´s Business" (H. Cosmo 1964) |
| Louis Prima / Sam Butera "Papa Luigi" Lord Lebby "Papa Luigi" |
Ali / Cadena | Carlos Malcolm "Papa Luigi" (Malcolm 1965) |
| Edric Conner "Day Deh Light" (LP 'Songs
From Jamaica' Argo 1952) Harry Belafonte "The Banana Boat Song" 1957 |
trad. Attaway/Burgie |
Prince Buster "Day O" aka "Banana Boat Song" (Buster 1964) |
| Harry Belafonte "Matilda, Matilda" Lord Composer "Gal A Gully / Matilda" (Medley) (MRS / Stanley Motta) |
trad. Harry Thomas |
Prince Buster, Stranger Cole & Teddy Charmers
"Matilda" (Buster 1965) Lord Tanamo "Ol' Matilda" aka "Mattie Rag (Part 1)" (Reid 1965) Baba Brooks "Mattie Rag Part 2" (Reid 1965) |
| Lord Fly "Swing Lane Gal / Iron Bar" (Medley)
(MRS / Stanley Motta) Mapletoft Pouille "Iron Bar" (LP 'Jamaica Mento', WIRL) |
trad. | Lord Tanamo "Iron Bar" (Lindon Pottinger 1965) |
| Harold Richardson "Healin´ In The Balmyard" (MRS / Stanley Motta) | trad. | Prince Buster "Healing (In The Balm Yard)" (Buster 1964) |
| Boysie Grant "Come We Go Down A Unity / Old Lady O / Linstead Market" (Medley) (MRS / Stanley Motta) | trad. | Prince Buster "Fire Stick" aka. "Old Lady Oh" (Buster 1964) |
| Lord Flea "Magic Composer" (Capitol 1957) | trad. Billy Saxon |
Sir Lord Tacky "Badder Man" aka "Bado Man" (Buster 1964) |
| Lord Flea "Shake Shake Sonora" (Capitol 1957) | trad. Menning / Samuel |
Laurel Aitken "Shake" (Aitken 1966) |
| Lord Flea "Naughty Little Flea" (Capitol
1957) Boysie Grant & Raymond´s Calypso Clippers "The Naughty Little Flea" (MRS / Stanley Motta) Ben Bowers & Bertie King´s Royal Jamaicans "Naughty Little Flea" |
trad. Norman Thomas |
Maytals "Little Flea" (Buster 1964) |
| "Soldering" | trad. | Desmond Dekker & the Aces "Soldering" (Leslie Kong 1964) |
| Lord Messam & his Calypsonians "Monkey" (Stanley Motta) | ? | Derrick Harriott "Monkey Ska" (Gay Disc 1965 / Pottinger) |
| Hubert Porter & the Jamaican Calypsonians "Ten Penny Nail" (Times 78rpm / Ken Khouri) | ? | Upsetters "Ten Penny Nail" (Sonia Pottinger, Gay Feet 1965) |
| Lord Invader "The Soldiers Came and Broke Up My Life" (Asch Recording N.Y.) | ? | Derrick Morgan "The Soldier Man" (Prince Buster 1964) |
| Ethiopia | ? | Prince Buster "?" Hiltonaires "Ethiopia" (Dodd, Studio One 1965) |
| Count Lasher "Calabash" (Caribou / Dada Tuari production) | ? | Baba Brooks "Collie Foot" (King Edwards) |
| Others |
| Original Artist | Composer | Jamaican Artist / Title / Producer |
| Bing Crosby "You Belong To My Heart" see Wikipedia |
Lyrics: Ray Gilbert | Lord Tanamo "You Belong To My Heart" |
| Billy Hope & the Badmen: "Riding West" (Savoy 1958) | ? |
Prince Buster All Stars "Driving West" aka. "Going West"
(Buster 1964) Sir Lord Comic & his Cowboys: "Skaing West" (Ronnie Nasralla 1965) |
| "Besame Mucho" | ? | Lester Sterling "Skaramont" (Randy´s 1964) |
| Los Bravos "You Won´t Get Far" | ? | Slim Smith & Delroy Wilson "Look Who´s Back Again" (Dodd 1966) |
| "La Paloma" | Sebastian de Yradier / Kräutner | Baba Brooks "Dr. No" (Edwards 1964) |
| Ernest Ball "A Little Bit Of Heaven" | Ernest Ball | Tommy McCook "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (Reid 1966) |
| Walz by Johann Strauss | Johann Strauss | Skatalites "Ska In Vienna Woods" (Dodd 1965) |
| "Jingle Bells" | trad. | Skatalites "Jingle Bell Ska" (Buster 1964) Soul Brothers "Jingle Bells" (Dodd 1966) |
| "Humpty Dumpty" | trad. | Eric Morris "Humpty Dumpty" (Buster 1961) |
| "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Old Man River" |
Gillespie / Smith Hammerstein / Kern |
Prince Buster "Wash Wash" (Buster 1962) |
| "Wings Of A Dove" | trad. / R. Ferguson ? | Prince Buster "Wings Of A Dove" (Buster
1964) Wailers "Flying Ska" (Dodd 1965) Carlos Malcolm "Wings Of A Dove" (Dennis Sindrey 1965) Blues Busters "Wings Of A Dove" (Byron Lee 1965) Byron Lee & The Dragonaires "Wings Of A Dove" (Byron Lee) |
| "Shame And Scandal" Lance Percival (UK ) "Shame And Scandal In The Family" (1965) |
trad. ? Donaldson / Brown? Sir Lancelot / Lord Melody? |
Peter Tosh & The Wailers "Shame And Scandal" (Dodd 1965) Blues Busters "Shame And Scandal" (Byron Lee 1967) Derrick Harriott "Shame And Skandal" (Malcolm 1965) |
| "Old Mac Donald" | trad. | Granville Williams Orchestra "Old Mac Donald" (Williams 1966) |
| Alvin Cash & The Crawlers "Twine Time" 1965 | Verlie Rice & Andre Williams | Roland Alphonso & the Soul Brothers "Doctor Ring Ding" (Dodd 1966) |
| Pelita Corrales "Dahil Sa Iyo" aka. "Dahil
Sa'Yo" early or mid 50s (P. C is a singer from the Philippines) Arthur Lyman "Dahil Sayo" 1959 |
D. Santiage / M. Velarde | Skatalites "Because Of You" aka "Dahil Sayo" (aka "El Cid" - DJ version) (Yap) |
| Hibari Misora "Ringo Oiwake" (Hibari Misora was a famous Japanese singer who recorded the original version back in 1952) Martin Denny "Ringo Oiwake" ("Exotica Vol. 3", Liberty 1959) Ethel Azama "Ringo Oiwake" ("Exotic Dreams", Liberty 1959) Arthur Lyman "Ringo Oiwake" ("Taboo", Hifirecord 1958) |
Masao Yoneyama / Fujio Ozawa | Skatalites "Ringo Rides" (Yap 1965) |
| Arthur Lyman "China Clipper" ("Taboo", Hifirecord 1958) | Paul Conrad | Skatalites "China Clipper" (Yap 1965) |
| Arthur Lyman "Cast Your Faith To The Wind" 1965 | Guaraldi | Tommy McCook "Cast Your Faith To The Wind" (aka "Reincarnation", "Prince Royal") (Buster 1964) |
| Stephen Foster 19?? | ? | Skatalites "Black Joe" (Randy´s 1965) |
| Doc Bagby 19?? | ? | Roland Alphonso "You Can Depend On Me" (Reid
196?) Roland Alphonso "You're So Delightful" (Dodd 1965) |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan "Stone Cold Dead In The Market" (Decca 1946) | Houdini | Roland Alphonso "Old Fowl Ska" (Dodd 196?) |
| Benny Carter "In A Little Spanish Town" 1958 (->Jazz) |
Mabol Wayne / Sam Lewis / Joe Young | Baba Brooks "Shock Resistant" (Yap 1965) |
| Duke Ellington and his famous Orchestra "Five O´Clock Whistle"
1940 (->Jazz) |
Myrow / Irvin / Gannon | Baba Brooks "Five O´Clock Whistle" (Yap 1963) |
| theme from the 2nd movement of Anton Dvorak's 9th symphony (op. 95 New World) | Anton Dvorak | Lester Sterling "Air Raid Shelter" (Dodd 1963) |
| Larry Clinton "Heart And Soul" 1938 Four Aces "Heart And Soul" 1952 Cleftones "Heart And Soul" 1961 Jan & Dean "Heart And Soul" 1961 |
Hoagy Carmichael / F. Loesser | Raymond Harper & the Matador All Stars "Heart And Soul" (Daley 1962) |
| Andrews Sisters "Rum And Cocoacola" 1957 | J. Sullivan / P. Baron / M. Amsterdam | Prince Buster "Rum And Coca Cola" (Buster 1965) |
| Garnett Mimms "A Quiet Place" 1964 | ? | Prince Buster "Johnny Dollar" (Buster 1965 ?) |
| Billy Cotton Band "South Of The Border" 1939 | Michael Carr / Jimmy Kennedy | Ferdie Nelson "Ska Down Jamaica Way" (Yap 1965) |
| Vera Lynn "Yours" 19?? | Roig Rodiguez | Ferdie Nelson "Lonely And Blue Boy" (Yap 1965) |
| "Skokiaan" | A. Msarurgwa / T. Glazer | Carlos Malcolm "Skakian" (Malcolm 196?) |
| ??? | ? | Gaylads "Chipmonk Ska" (Dodd 1966) |
| Drifters "Mexican Divorce" (Atlantic 1962) | Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard | Gaylads "Mexican Divorce" (Dodd 196?) |
| ??? | J. Thomas / H. Biggs | Maytals "I´m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry" (Dodd 196?) |
| El Tempos "My Dream Island" (Vee Jay 1961) | ? | Wailers "Dreamland" (Dodd 1966) |
| "Quizas" (cuban song) Doris Day "Perhaps" |
Oswaldo Farres | Prince Buster "Don´t Throw Stones" aka "Rude Rude Rudie" (Buster 1966) |
| Ernie K-Doe "Mother-In-Law" 1961 | Allen Toussaint | Lee Perry"Mother In Law" (Dodd 1964) |
| ??? | ? | Baba Brooks " Robin Hood Ska" (Reid 1963) |
| Pete Seeger "We Shall Overcome" (Columbia 1963) | trad. / Pete Seeger | Richard Brothers "I Shall Wear A Crown" (Reid 1963) Laurel Aitken "We Shall Overcome" (Aitken 1966) |