S2E12: Rosco’s Right Hand Reggae
Memphis Musicology
English - March 08, 2019 17:31 - 33.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMusic Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S2E11: Simply the Best
Next Episode: S2E13: WHER: “The Nation’s All Girl Station”
On this episode of Memphis Musicology, we explain how a little-known Memphis pianist named Rosco Gordon played a crucial (albeit accidental) role in the birth of ska and reggae in Jamaica. We also head to The Crate to dissect Toots Hibbert’s 1988 reggae classic “Toots in Memphis,” a soul-reggae hybrid that featured some of the best talent from two distinct but intertwined cultures. “Up up!”