When Rock Met Reggae: How the Cultural Crossover of Bob Marley, the Clash, the Specials and More Changed the Face of Rock Music

by Steven Blush

Bringing the same incisive, cross-genre perspective he offered in When Rock Met Disco, Steven Blush gives a spirited survey of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the face of popular music in When Rock Met Reggae. The inspiration of ska, rock-steady, dub, and reggae--heard on independent recordings played on "soundsystems" from Kingston and Brixton--created a new rock tonality and attitude, spanning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493074474
• ISBN13: 9781493074471
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 233 Pages