Don Drummond (March 12, 1932 - May 6, 1969) was a huge part in the creative… Read Full Bio ↴Don Drummond (March 12, 1932 - May 6, 1969) was a huge part in the creative genius that is The Skatalites. Drummond was an amazing trombone player as well as composer and arranger. His musical career began in the mid-1950s with the Eric Deans All-Stars. He continued into the 1960s with others, including Kenny Williams.
Drummond was an alumnus of the famous Alpha Boys' School where he developed his musical skills. With the birth of ska, he joined The Skatalites. He became a household name in Jamaica, before suffering mental problems. He was rated by pianist George Shearing to be amongst the world's top five trombone players.
In 1965 he was convicted of the murder on January 1, 1965 of Anita "Margarita" Mahfood, an exotic dancer and singer with whom he'd recorded the hit "Woman A Come" for Clement Dodd's Studio One label. He was interned at Belle Vue Asylum, Kingston where he remained until his death. The official cause of death was "suicide", but other theories remain; some of his colleagues believed it was a government plot against the Kingston musical scene, and some believed that he was killed by gangsters as revenge for the murder of Mahfood.
Drummond was an alumnus of the famous Alpha Boys' School where he developed his musical skills. With the birth of ska, he joined The Skatalites. He became a household name in Jamaica, before suffering mental problems. He was rated by pianist George Shearing to be amongst the world's top five trombone players.
In 1965 he was convicted of the murder on January 1, 1965 of Anita "Margarita" Mahfood, an exotic dancer and singer with whom he'd recorded the hit "Woman A Come" for Clement Dodd's Studio One label. He was interned at Belle Vue Asylum, Kingston where he remained until his death. The official cause of death was "suicide", but other theories remain; some of his colleagues believed it was a government plot against the Kingston musical scene, and some believed that he was killed by gangsters as revenge for the murder of Mahfood.
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Soljah
Ska just doesn't get any better than this gem.
Selecta Waynazz
Love this. Thanks for posting it.
thurstonbahamas
The Legendary Don Drummond!
Jonatan Ramos
Qué es esto???? Me encanta!!!📯🎷🎵🎺🏃🎷🎵🎶🏃🎺📯🎼😎
Ecnerwal Snikrap
Don Drummond and the skalites
Rog5446
I bought this as a single in the 60s.
Lawrence Njawe
Mr Skatalite, himself 👍
Dana Moore
Unvaxxed Musicians on Telegram brought me here. Blessed to hear some classic Ska from the late Don Drummond . Left us too soon.
Chris Nova
conductin thangs! maestro fresh Wes!
Beta Ray Bill
KRS 1 used this for his classic joint, "Edutainment."