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All You Need Is Reggae


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As Beatlemania approached its peak, Jamaican music was undergoing a transition that started with ska, and then morphed into rocksteady, before assuming its ultimate form as reggae. Inevitably these cultures collided, with artists such as the Paragons and Marcia Griffiths establishing a tradition of creating dynamic reggae covers of the Beatles' hits. All You Need is Reggae features many of Jamaica's most favored sons and daughters paying homage to the Beatles’ best-loved bittersweet cuts, including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Ken Boothe, Sugar Minott, John Holt, The Maytals, Susan Cadogan, Marcia Griffiths, Erroll Dunkley, John Holt, The Crystalites, Nicky Thomas & the infamous Black Beatles. Trojan.

Reggae covers of various Beatles songs. Plus a handful of Wings, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison solo tracks. The tracks compiled were recorded between the late 1960s - 1980s.

Eric Clapton George Harrison - Freedom (Water) movie 1985

Bad Brains - Day Tripper video link


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