Phyllis Dillon

Born in Jamaica in 1948, Phyllis Dillon started singing for Duke Reid (Treasure Isle records) when she was 19. A lot of her recordings were covers of obscure american releases but she did write a few things including Alton Ellis' release 'Rocksteady'. Another one of the artists around the time that worked constantly but received no financial recompense, at 24 she quit the music business not to return for 20 years. 

Alberto Dominguez Borras wrote 'Perfidia' (spanish for 'perfidy') about betrayal of love in 1939 with the Engligh lyrics by Milton Reed. In 1960 it was first released on audio single by The Ventures. It had been performed many times before that and covered many times since and I love the Ventures.. but this is my favourite. 

(sock it to me baby)

www.zshare.net/audio/58425309e2ca43ee

Last Train To Skaville

Jackie Mittoo, born Donat Roy Mittoo, is another one who learned to play piano at 4.  He was a founding member of the Skatalites who, after they disbanded in the late sixties, got taken in by Coxone Dodd to be part of the Studio One facility.  Roland Alphonso (amazing tenor sax), Johnny Moore, Lloyd Brevett from the Skatalites and some younger musicians Dodd found, were led by Mittoo (arranger, keyboardist, soul master) 1965-67 churned out hundreds of Studio-One rhythms that Dodd would use for his singing artists. Occasionally these Soul Brothers would record their own instrumentals over the rhythms and that is what is on this album. More rocksteady than ska but I love this album.

(i hope this works - technology's not my strong point)

www.zhare.net/download/58407625fcbea68e

Jackie Mittoo arranged Marcia Griffiths' (The Queen of Reggae's) first 'hit'. More on her another day. Its not a great link- its just any excuse to play this and I will.. "Feel Like Jumping'  from 1968.

www.zshare.net/audio/58407609f49df19a

www.videosift.com/video/Reggae-Queen-Marcia-Griffiths-Feel-Like-Jumping