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Thursday, 20 September 2018

Ska Thursdays: Jackie Opel

Dalton Sinclair Bishop (Born 1938 Chapman Lane,
Bridgetown , Barbados - Died 1970 Barbados)


Ska, R&B, Soul, Gospel and Calypso Singer, Jackie Opel, invented Spouge Music (a fusion of Ska, Calypso and R&B music). He released many singles during the 1960's after being discovered by Byron Lee (of the Dragonaires), but his career was cut short when he died in a car crash in 1970 at aged 32 years old. Please take a listen here and Happy Ska Thursday: The mill man and Cry me a river

Source 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Opel

Source 2: https://www.discogs.com/artist/386488-Jackie-Opel

Source 3: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spouge
Background information
Name: Dalton Sinclair Bishop 
Born: 1938
Died: Mar 09, 1970
Origin: Bridgetown, Barbados
Label: King, Island, Studio One
  

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