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Reggae and Ska Influenced Tunes

July 12, 2025

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Promotional portrait of British punk rock group The Clash, 1983. Left to right, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Pete Howard, and Joe Strummer (1952 - 2002). Epic Records/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Here we are in the middle of summer, maybe you've noticed a lot of music from the Kicks era was influenced by the summery sounds of Jamaican music. Host Bill DeVille thought it would be fun to celebrate reggae and ska influenced tunes! We'll check out music from The Clash, Elvis Costello, Blondie, UB40, and more.

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A man in sunglasses holds his right hand to his forehead — Elvis Costello, along with his band the Imposters, will release ‘The Boy Named If’ on January 14, 2022. ”The full title of this record is 'The Boy Named If (And Other Children’s Stories)’," Costello says.
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Five people standing on a rooftop in New York — Blondie
Michael Zagaris