The Skatalites

Summary

The Skatalites is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Skatalites's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Skatalites's genre is ska^[4].
• The Skatalites's record label is recorded as Studio One^[5].
• The Skatalites's record label is recorded as Island Records^[6].
• The Skatalites's discography is recorded as The Skatalites discography^[7].
• The Skatalites's Commons category is recorded as The Skatalites^[8].
• The Skatalites's country of origin is recorded as Jamaica^[9].
• The Skatalites comprises Doreen Shaffer^[10].
• The Skatalites comprises Lester Sterling^[11].
• The Skatalites comprises Tommy McCook^[12].
• The Skatalites comprises Roland Alphonso^[13].
• The Skatalites comprises Don Drummond^[14].
• The Skatalites comprises Johnny Moore^[15].
• The Skatalites's location of formation is recorded as Jamaica^[16].
• The Skatalites's official website is recorded as http://www.skatalites.com/^[17].
• The Skatalites's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Skatalites^[18].
• The Skatalites's start of work period is recorded as 1964^[19].
• The Skatalites's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Skatalitikos'}^[20].
• The Skatalites's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+402693'}^[21].
• The Skatalites's member category is recorded as Category:The Skatalites members^[22].
• The Skatalites's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11160'}^[23].
• The Skatalites's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10544'}^[24].
• The Skatalites's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11094'}^[25].
• The Skatalites's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11074'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: JM^[28]

• Began / founded: 1964-05^[29]

• Genre(s): ska^[30]

• Community tags: ska, soul and reggae^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 87ac7e25-f278-47a0-b109-5eb131dc96b6^[32]

Body

Founding

The Skatalites's location of formation is recorded as Jamaica^[16].

Why It Matters

The Skatalites ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

It has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[35], a singer-songwriter^[36], 1945–1981^[37], of Jamaica^[38], awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[39].

FAQs

Who did The Skatalites influence?

The Skatalites has been cited as an influence by Bob Marley^[35].